You Can't Hurry Love
Mateo Oxley Lyrics
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And I need to find time, someone to call mine
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
You can't hurry love
No, you′ll just have to wait
No matter how long it takes
Well how many heartaches must I stand
Before I find a love to let me live again
Right now the only thing that keeps me hanging on
When I feel my strength, oh, it′s almost gone
I remember she 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 wait.
No love, love it 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; till that day
But it ain′t easy, you know it ain't easy well, 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
You can′t hurry love
No, you'll just have to wait
Just trust in the good times
No matter how long it takes
Now wait
Mateo Oxley's song "You Can't Hurry Love" is an emotionally charged piece about the search for love and the struggle to maintain hope while waiting for it. The song's chorus iterates that love cannot be rushed, and the singer must wait patiently for it to appear. The lyrics also touch on the painful aspects of searching for love: loneliness, heartache, and the fear that it may never come. The singer's mother serves as an advisor in the song, reminding the singer that love is a game of give and take and that it will come in its own time.
The opening lines of the song set the tone for the singer's desire for love and companionship. The repeated line "I need love, love to ease my mind" illustrates the singer's longing for something that will bring him peace and happiness. The song's chorus, which repeats the refrain "you can't hurry love," emphasizes the idea that love is something that must be waited for, that it's not something to be rushed.
Throughout the song, the singer reflects on the difficulties of being alone and the struggles that come with waiting for love. However, his mother's words of wisdom about the give-and-take of love and the importance of waiting for it in the good times give him hope that love will come.
Line by Line Meaning
I need love, love to ease my mind
The singer is hoping to find love to bring peace to their troubled mind
And I need to find time, someone to call mine
The singer is looking for a significant other to spend time with and call their own
My mama said you can′t hurry love
The singer's mother taught them that love can't be rushed
No you'll just have to wait
There's no shortcut to finding love, and waiting is necessary
She said love don′t come easy
The singer's mother warned them that finding love is difficult
It's a game of give and take
Love requires compromise and effort from both people involved
Well how many heartaches must I stand
The singer has suffered through several heartbreaks during their search for love
Before I find a love to let me live again
The singer hopes that finding love will bring new life and happiness into their world
Right now the only thing that keeps me hanging on
The singer is struggling and the only thing giving them hope is finding love
When I feel my strength, oh, it′s almost gone
The singer is feeling weak and demotivated by their lack of success in finding love
No, you′ll just have to wait
The singer reiterates that waiting is unavoidable when it comes to finding love
Just trust in the good times
The singer encourages listeners to hold onto hope and trust that the good times will come
No matter how long it takes
Finding love can take a long time, but it's worth it in the end
How much more can I take
The singer is feeling emotionally drained from their search for love
Before loneliness will cause my heart, heart to break?
The singer worries that prolonged loneliness will cause irreparable damage to their heart
No love, love it don't come easy
The singer repeats that finding love is difficult
But I keep on waiting, anticipating
Despite the difficulties, the singer continues to wait and hope for love
For that soft voice to talk to me at night
The singer longs for a comforting voice to talk to them at night
For some tender arms to hold me tight
The singer desires someone to hold them tight in a warm embrace
But it ain′t easy, you know it ain't easy
The singer again acknowledges the difficulties of finding love, and that it's not an easy process
Now wait
The singer instructs listeners to be patient and wait for love
Writer(s): Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland
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