I need love, love to ease my mind I need to find, find someone to call mine But mama said You can't hurry love No, you'll just have to wait She said love don't come easy It's a game of give and take I can't hurry love No, you'll just have to wait You gotta just 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 You can't hurry love No, you'll 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 Now 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 hangin' on I remember mama said You can't hurry love No, you'll just have to wait She said love don't come easy It's a game of give and take I can't hurry love No, you'll just have to wait She said just give it time No matter how long it takes (Gotta wait) No love, love don't come easy But I keep on waitin' Anticipating for that soft voice To talk to me at night For some tender arms To hold me tight I keep waiting Keep on waitin' (for that day) But it ain't easy yeah It ain't easy But mama said You can't hurry love No, you'll just have to wait She said just give it time No matter how long it takes You can't hurry love No, you'll 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'll just have to wait She said just give it time No matter how long it takes You can't hurry love No, you'll just have to wait