You Can't Hurry Love
Adult Contemporary All-Stars Lyrics
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ooh, ease my mind,
and I need to find time,
some-one to call mine;
My mamma said,
You can't hurry love,
no you'll just have to wait.
but its a game of give and take.
You can't hurry love,
no, you'll just have to wait,
just trust on a good time,
no matter how long it takes.
How manny heart-aches must I stand
before I find the love to let me live again?
Right now the only thing that keeps me hangin' on,
when I feel my strength
ooh, is 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 must I take
before loneliness wil 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,
wel these precious words
keep me hanging on,
I remember mama said,
You can't hurry love,
no, you'll just have to wait.
She said, love don't come easy,
Well it's a game of give and take.
You can't hurry love,
no you'll just have toe wait,
just trust on a good time,
no matter how long it takes,
now break!
Now 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 hold me tight.
I keep waiting
Ooh till that day
But it ain't easy
no, You know it ain't easy.
My 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.
The song "You Can't Hurry Love" by Adult Contemporary All-Stars is a call for love and companionship, as the singer expresses their need for love to ease their mind and their desire to find someone to call their own. Despite their impatience and the heartbreaks they have experienced in their search for love, the singer's mother advises them that love cannot be rushed, that it is a game of give and take. The refrain, "you can't hurry love, no you'll just have to wait," reinforces this message, encouraging the singer to trust in a good time and not to give up hope, even if they must endure loneliness and heartache.
The song's lyrics also highlight the singer's vulnerability and fear of living their life alone, as they wonder how many heartaches they must endure before finding love, and worry that loneliness will cause their heart to break. However, they find solace in the memory of their mother's words, which remind them to be patient and to keep waiting for love, even when it doesn't come easy.
In summary, "You Can't Hurry Love" is a song that speaks to the universal longing for love and companionship, as well as the need for patience and perseverance in the pursuit of this fundamental human need.
Line by Line Meaning
I need love, love
ooh, ease my mind,
and I need to find time,
some-one to call mine;
The singer is looking for love and companionship to give him peace of mind and fulfill a need he has for a significant other.
My mamma said,
You can't hurry love,
no you'll just have to wait.
The singer's mother advises that love can't be rushed and requires patience to find the right person.
She said, love don't come easy,
but its a game of give and take.
Love may be difficult to find, but once it's found it requires effort and compromise to make it work.
How manny heart-aches must I stand
before I find the love to let me live again?
Right now the only thing that keeps me hangin' on,
when I feel my strength
ooh, is almost gone,
I remember mama said,
The singer is feeling overwhelmed by the search for love and finding it hard to keep going. He finds strength in his mother's advice to be patient and wait for love to come in its own time.
How long must I wait,
how much more must I take
before loneliness wil cause my heart,
heart to break?
The singer is questioning how much longer he can bear waiting for love and fearing that loneliness will cause him to give up hope.
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,
wel these precious words
keep me hanging on,
I remember mama said,
The singer cannot bear the thought of living his life without finding love. He grows impatient but finds comfort in his mother's words that give him hope to hang on.
Now 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 hold me tight.
The singer acknowledges that love isn't easy but keeps waiting and hoping for someone to love and hold him close.
I keep waiting
Ooh till that day
But it ain't easy
no, You know it ain't easy.
My mama said,
The singer continues to wait for love but knows that it isn't easy. He remembers his mother's advice to keep waiting and trusting that love will come when the time is right.
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.
The chorus reiterates the message that love requires patience, time, effort, and compromise to succeed.
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