You cut your finger You bump your head And sweet words are said in vain But she takes you in her arms And hugs you instead Puts the lips to the pain And the heart stays soft And the hide grows tough And we live to hurt again Kiss 'em away Kiss 'em away Kiss away the bruises of love, Oh mama please, kiss 'em away Kiss 'em away Kiss away the bruises of love Life's the only game we play And the heart of the matter is love And our reason for being Depends on the game We dream and we must dream on And the heart stays soft And the hide grows tough And we live to love again Because you kiss 'em away You kiss 'em away Kiss away the bruises of love, Oh oh, kiss 'em away Oh kiss 'em away Kiss away the bruises of love The eyes of memory can play tricks on you Erase the hurt from your heart See the truth and live what's true Kiss 'em away, come on You got to kiss 'em away Kiss 'em away Kiss away the bruises of love, Oh oh, kiss 'em away Oh kiss 'em away Kiss away the bruises of love Oh kiss away the bruises of love Oh mama, you gotta kiss 'em away Oh you kiss 'em away Kiss 'em away Kiss away the bruises of love Oh you got to kiss 'em away Oh kiss 'em away Kiss away the bruises of love