I need love, love, to ease my mind,
I need to find, find, someone to call mine. But mama said:
(Chorus:)
You can t hurry love, no, you just have to wait.
She said, love don t come easy, it s a game of give and take.
You can t hurry love, no, you just have to wait,
you got to trust, give it time, no matter how long it takes.
But how many heartaches must I stand,
before I find a love to let me live again.
Right now the only thing that keeps me hangin on,
when I feel my strength, yeah, it s almost gone.
I remember, mama said:
(Chorus:)
You can t hurry love, no, you just have to wait.
She said, love don t come easy, it s a game of give and take.
How long must I wait, how much more can I take,
before loneliness will cause my heart, heart to break?
No, I can t bear to live my life alone,
I grow impatient for a love to call my own.
But when I feel that I, I can t go on,
these precious words keep me hanging on. I remember, mama said:
(Chorus:)
You can t hurry love, no, you just have to wait.
She said, love don t come easy, it s a game of give and take.
You can t hurry love, no, you just have to wait.
She said trust, give it time, no matter how long it takes.
No, love, love, don t come easy,
but I keep on waiting, anticipating
for that soft voice, to talk to me at night,
for some tender arms, to hold me tight.
I keep waiting, I keep on waiting,
But it ain t easy, it ain t easy. But mama said:
(Chorus:)
You can t hurry love, no, you just have to wait.
She said trust, give it time, no matter how long it takes.
You can t hurry love, no, you just have to wait.
She said, love don t come easy, it s a game of give and take.
