You Need Love
Gerald & Eddie Levert Lyrics

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Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love

There's nothing you can do that can't be done
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
It's easy

Nothing you can make that can't be made
No one you can save that can't be saved
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time
It's easy

All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need

All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need

Nothing you can know that isn't known
Nothing you can see that isn't shown
Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be
It's easy

All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need

All you need is love (All together, now!)
All you need is love (Everybody!)
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need (love is all you need)

Yee-hai!
Oh yeah!

She loves you, yeah yeah yeah
She loves you, yeah yeah yeah

Overall Meaning

The song "You Need Love" by Gerald & Eddie Levert is a tribute to the power and importance of love in our lives. The song begins with repetitive lines about the nature of love and how it is all we need. The following verse emphasizes that there is nothing in life that we cannot overcome or achieve with love on our side.

The second verse emphasizes that there is nothing that we cannot do or create with love. The line "No one you can save that can't be saved" is a direct reference to the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love" and emphasizes the importance of love in saving people. The third verse emphasizes that there are no limitations to what we can know or achieve if we recognize and embrace love.

The chorus is a simple repetition of the fact that all we need is love, and this is further emphasized in the final lines where the Levert brothers include a reference to the Beatles' "She Loves You."

Overall, "You Need Love" is a simple but powerful song that emphasizes the importance of love in our lives and the limitless opportunities that open up to us when we open ourselves to love. It is a song that is both uplifting and inspiring and is sure to resonate with anyone who has ever experienced the transformative power of love.

Line by Line Meaning

Love, love, love
The importance of love is being emphasized.

There's nothing you can do that can't be done
Everything is possible with love.

Nothing you can sing that can't be sung
All things are achievable with love.

Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
With love, you can learn how to navigate life's challenges.

It's easy
Love makes everything easier.

Nothing you can make that can't be made
Anything can be achieved with love.

No one you can save that can't be saved
Love can save anything and anyone.

Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time
Love gives you the space to discover and be yourself.

All you need is love
Love is the ultimate thing you need in life.

Love is all you need
Love is the only thing that matters.

Nothing you can know that isn't known
With love, everything becomes understandable.