I need love, loveOoh, to ease my mindAnd I need to find timeSomeone to call mineMy mama saidYou can't hurry loveNo, you'll just have to waitShe said love don't come easyBut it's a game of give and takeYou can't hurry loveNo, you'll just have to waitJust trust in a good timeNo matter how long it takesOh how many heartaches must I standBefore I find new love to let me live againRight now, the only thing that keeps me hangin' onWhen I feel my strength, ooh, it's almost goneI remember mama saidYou can't hurry loveNo, you'll just have to waitShe said love don't come easyIt's a game of give and takeHow long must I waitHow much more must I takeBefore lonelinessWill cause my heart, heart to breakNo, I can't bear to live my life aloneI grow impatient for a love to call my ownBut when I feel that I, I can't go onWell these precious words keep me hangin' onI remember mama saidYou can't hurry loveNo, you'll just have to waitShe said love don't come easyWell, it's a game of give and takeYou can't hurry loveNo, you'll just have to waitJust trust in a good timeNo matter how long it takesNow breakNow love, love it don't come easyBut I keep on waitingAnticipating for that soft voiceTo talk to me at nightFor some tender armsTo hold me tightI keep waitingOoh, until that dayBut it ain't easy (Love don't come easy)No, you know it ain't easyMy mama saidYou can't hurry loveNo, you'll just have to waitShe said love don't come easyWell it's a game of give and takeYou can't hurry loveNo, you'll just have to waitShe said love don't come easyWell it's a game of give and takeYou can't hurry loveNo, you'll just have to wait