Why do lovers break each other's hearts?bob b. soxx and the blue jeanswritten by phil spector, ellie greenwich, and tony powerspeaked at # 38 in 1963their last top 40 hit, featuring lead singer darlene love, produced by phil spector as a tribute to frankie lymon.(oom-oppa-toom, oppa-toom, oppa-toom, oppa-toom, oppa-toom, oppa-toom, oppa-toom)(oppa-toom, oppa-toom, oppa-toom, oppa-toom oppa-toom, oppa-toom, oppa-toom, oppa-toomwhy do lovers break each other's heart?oh, tell me why do lovers have to drift apart?when me met the world was rightnow i'm cryin' every nightwhy do lovers break each other's heart?(shoo-dooby-doop, shoo-dooby-dooby-doo-wah)why do lovers break each other's heart?oh, tell me why can't lovers finish what they start?a year ago we were onenow just look at what we've donewhy do lovers break each other's heart? tell me, tell me i don't understand why we always hurt the ones we love tell, me, tell me where's the life we planned? where are the dreams that we were dreaming o-o-of?why do lovers break each other's heart?oh, tell me why do lovers have to drift apart?when me met the world was rightnow i'm cryin' every nightwhy do lovers break each other's heart?(shoo-dooby-doop, shoo-dooby-doop)(shooby-dooby-dooby-doo-wah)<instrumental break>when me met the world was rightnow i'm cryin' every nightwhy do lovers break each other's heart?(why do lovers break each other's heart?) oh, tell me why(why do lovers break each other's heart?) oh, tell me, tell me why, why, why, whyfade