Released: May 16, 2000

Songwriter: Eugene Wilde George Teren

Producer: Larry “Rock” Campbell Steve Lunt

[Chorus]
Heart, I know I’ve been hard on you
I’m sorry for the things I’ve put you through
Before you start to break on me or ask for sympathy
I need to make you see
Oh, heart, I’m not sure it’s been long enough
To say that what I feel is really love
There’s just one way to learn, sometimes we’ll get hurt
And right now it’s our turn

[Bridge]
Give it time, help me through
Heart, we can do this together
You’re my strength, you’re my soul
I need you now more than ever

[Verse 1]
Heart, all the hurt will soon be gone
If you’ll, if you’ll just keep on being strong
You will always be my friend, so keep on hanging in
And we’ll find love again

[Bridge]
Give it time, help me through (help me)
Heart, we can do this together
You’re my strength, you’re my soul (my strength)
I need you now more than ever

[Chorus]
Heart, I know I’ve been hard on you
I’m sorry for the things I put you through
Please don’t you break on me, I need to make you see
It wasn’t meant to be
'Cause you will always be my friend, so keep on hanging in
And we’ll find love again

[Interlude to Dear Diary]
"So Amanda, whatcha guys do on your date last night?"
"Oh he was so sweet. He took me to eat and brought me roses." (Aw..)
"And then we went back to his house and watched movies."
"You went back to his house?"
"Did you guys kiss?"
"I'm not telling you that!" (laughter)
"Oh my god, you did!"
"Shhh...oh my god."
"Look at that guy."
"He's so cute."
"And he's looking over here."
"Be quiet. Gotta be cool."
"Go talk to him."
"No...I'm too nervous."
"What would I say?"

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Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer and actress. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, she performed acting roles in stage productions and television shows as a child before signing with Jive Records in 1997.

Spears’s first and second studio albums, …Baby One More Time and Oops!… I Did It Again, became international successes, with the former becoming the best-selling album by a teenage solo artist. Title tracks “…Baby One More Time” and “Oops!… I Did It Again” broke international sales records, with the former reaching number one in every country it charted in. In 2001, Spears released her self-titled third studio album, Britney, and played the starring role in the film Crossroads (2002). She assumed creative control of her fourth studio album, In the Zone, which yielded the worldwide success of the single “Toxic.”

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