You can have a friend get their heart broke And you can be there when they need it most, but You won't be the one falling off the deep end You can have a friend lose somebody close And you can be there when they need it most, but You won't be the one having trouble sleeping Somebody loses their somebody every day But you'll never really know what it's like 'Til you wake up to some real bad news You'll never really know how it feels 'Til it happens to you No, you'll never really know what it's like Even if you think you do You'll never really know how it feels 'Til it happens to you You can say you're sorry a million times But even if you try, try to sympathize You won't be the one picking up the pieces You can do your best, call every night Listen to them say, say they're alright But you know there's a chance they don't really mean it Somebody loses their somebody every day But you'll never really know what it's like 'Til you wake up to some real bad news You'll never really know how it feels 'Til it happens to you No, you'll never really know what it's like Even if you think you do You'll never really know how it feels 'Til it happens to you You'll never really know what it's like 'Til you wake up to some real bad news You'll never really know how it feels 'Til it happens to you No, you'll never really know what it's like Even if you think you do You'll never really know how it feels 'Til it happens to you