Lyrics
I ain't easy to love
Scars have made me black and blue
But I feel a little less broken
Every day I spend with you
Oh, you bring out the woman
That I never knew I was
Oh, please, forgive me, darling
I ain't easy to love
I ain't easy to love
I get a little crazy sometimes
(Oh, yes, you do)
But you know this tide'll pull me
Gently right across the line
Right beside me through the bad times
Anybody else would run
I thank the Lord for you each morning
'Cause I ain't easy to love
And you love me
Unconditionally
You forgive me of all my faults
That's the beauty of it all
You ain't easy to love
(Oh, I ain't easy)
But that's what I'm gonna do, honey
I spent my whole life running
And now I'm walking to you
For the worse or for the better
Through the tender and the tough
Hand in hand, we'll walk forever
Even though
You ain't easy to love
Oh, please, forgive me, darling
I ain't easy to love
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Meaning & Inspiration
I Ain’t Easy To Love portrays a relationship sustained by patience, honesty, and mutual commitment. The singers acknowledge scars, emotional strain, and personal faults without treating those difficulties as reasons to leave. Gratitude to the Lord places the partnership within a Christian moral setting, while the promise to remain through tender and difficult moments gives the lyric the character of a marriage vow.
Its central picture of unconditional love is expressed through forgiveness and faithful presence rather than idealized romance. Both partners admit that love requires grace, and the movement from running away to walking together suggests a deliberate choice of companionship. The song’s language accords with biblical teaching about bearing with one another, forgiving faults, and enduring hardship in love. It presents lasting affection as a practice of mercy and perseverance shared by two imperfect people.
Related Scripture
- Colossians 3:13 Paul teaches believers to bear with one another and forgive grievances.
- 1 Corinthians 13:7 The passage describes love as protective, hopeful, trusting, and persevering.
- Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Two companions can support and lift one another when either falls.