After a while I got used to losing And wearing make-up just to hide the bruising I knew you'd cut me but there wasn't any doubt When I couldn't feel my fingers and the blood was pouring out There was someone in my corner, they would throw the towel in But you fight the love alone and you take it on the chin And accept you'll never make it from the moment you begin In love and war, that's the rub That's the rub, that's the rub In love and war, that's the rub That's the rub, that's the rub People are talking but it's just a rumor There's whispers that you lost your sense of humor I smelled trouble when the lust began to wane And my stomach started aching and the pleasure turned to pain I thought we had a fire and we'd get it cooking, yeah But the smoke was only coming from your seventh cigarette It's the terror you remember but the boredom you forget In love and war, that's the rub That's the rub, that's the rub In love and war, that's the rub That's the rub, that's the rub The honey turned to venom and the laughter turned to shouts And the neighbors started asking what the yelling was about And we tried resuscitation till there wasn't any doubt In love and war, that's the rub That's the rub, that's the rub In love and war, that's the rub That's the rub, that's the rub In love and war, that's the rub That's the rub, that's the rub