"Any Which Way You Can" lyrics

It's hard for a back street affair to be easy
For each hour of happiness there's two hours of pain
We meet in the shadows because all that matters
Is spending the night with you once again
You leave with a promise you'll call me tomorrow
But I never know when the next time will be
And each time you leave me I can't help but wonder
Was tonight the last night for you and for me?

Any which way you can
Just love me any which way you can
My love's not the choking kind
You've got your life and I've got mine
So if you can never be free
Darling I'll understand
But when you're lying next to me
Just love me any which way you can

Now you're on your way home
And I'm all alone
I'm feeling as empty as this double bed
It's so hard to be strong
When I know I belong - in your arms- but I'm lying here lonely instead

Any which way you can
Just love me any which way you can
My love's not the choking kind
You've got your life and I've got mine
So if you can never be free
Darling I'll understand
But when you're lying next to me
Just love me any which way you can
Any which way you can