Question
Price Lloyd Lyrics

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What is the price of happiness?
How can I find me love?
Where could I sell my heartache?
And what do I pay for love?

Where could I get me a good night's sleep
To trade off my trouble and pain?
How long does it take to realize

That love is a priceless thing?

Oh, I know you can't buy love
If you're rich with diamond and gold
But heartaches will come around freely
And knock on anybody's door

What is the price of happiness?
How can I find me love?
Where could I sell my heartaches?
And what do I pay for love?

I know you can't buy love
If you're rich with diamond and gold
But heartaches will come around freely
And knock on everybody's door

I know you can't buy love
If you're rich with diamond and gold
But heartaches will come around freely
And knock on anybody's door

What is the price of happiness?
How can I find me love?
Where could I sell my heartaches?
And what do I pay for love?

What do I pay for love?

A what do I pay for love?
A what do I pay for love?

Overall Meaning

Price Lloyd's song "Question" is a poignant reflection on the nature of love and the pursuit of happiness. The song begins with the artist posing several important questions, "What is the price of happiness? How can I find me love? Where could I sell my heartache? And what do I pay for love?" These questions reveal a search for deeper meaning, as the artist grapples with the challenges of finding love and maintaining happiness in a world that can often be cruel and unforgiving.

Throughout the song, the artist recognizes the limits of material wealth in providing happiness and love. The lines, "Oh, I know you can't buy love, If you're rich with diamond and gold," illustrate the realization that love is not something that can be acquired through money or possessions. Instead, it is an elusive and priceless quality that cannot be bought or sold. The artist urges the listener to recognize the inevitability of heartache, acknowledging that it is an unfortunate reality of life that will visit everyone, regardless of their station in life.

In the end, the artist returns to the central questions that open the song, repeating them and signaling the cyclical, ongoing nature of the search for love and happiness. Through these lyrics, Price Lloyd offers a raw and honest exploration of the human experience, demonstrating the universal struggle to find meaning and fulfillment in life.

Line by Line Meaning

What is the price of happiness?
How much money do I need to spend to be happy? Is there a cost associated with happiness?

How can I find me love?
What can I do or where can I go to find true love?

Where could I sell my heartache?
If I'm feeling sad or heartbroken, how can I get rid of those feelings? Is there a way to sell them?

And what do I pay for love?
Is there a price I have to pay to find and keep true love? What sacrifices do I have to make?

Where could I get me a good night's sleep
Where can I find peace and rest from my troubles?

To trade off my trouble and pain?
Can I exchange my problems and sadness for peace and happiness?

How long does it take to realize
When will I understand or grasp the concept that love is priceless and cannot be bought?

That love is a priceless thing?
Love has no monetary value and cannot be bought. It is worth more than any possession.

Oh, I know you can't buy love
It's a common fact that money can't buy love.

If you're rich with diamond and gold
Even if you're wealthy and have everything, you still cannot buy true love.

But heartaches will come around freely
Sorrow and pain are a natural part of life and can affect anyone.

And knock on anybody's door
These feelings can come to anyone without warning or discrimination.

What do I pay for love?
Is there a specific cost attached to finding and keeping true love?

A what do I pay for love?
What exactly do I need to give up or sacrifice to obtain true love?

A what do I pay for love?
How much do I need to pay or give for love?

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: MIN KI LEE (PKA MARCO), SUNG WON KIM (PKA SLEEPY), KYUNG WOOK PARK (PKA D.ACTION)

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Lyonnel Matthieuland

Terrific cover by Sandra barry !!!!

sauquoit13456

On this day in 1960 {August 27th} Lloyd Price performed "Question" on the ABC-TV program, 'The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show'...
At the time "Question" was at position #29 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart, two weeks earlier it had peaked at #19 {for 1 week} and it spent eleven weeks on the Top 100...
It reached #5 {for 2 weeks} on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart...
Between 1952 and 1976 the Kenner, Louisiana native had twenty two records on the Hot R&B Singles chart, twelve made the Top 10 with four* reaching #1, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" for 7 weeks in 1952, "Stagger Lee" for 4 weeks in 1959, "Personality" for 4 weeks in 1959, and "I'm Gonna Get Married" for 3 non-consecutive weeks in 1959...
Mr. Price will celebrate his 87th birthday this coming March 9th, 2020...
* He just missed having a fifth #1 record when his "Come Into My Heart" peaked at #2 {for 2 non-consecutive weeks} in 1959, the first week it was at #2, the #1 record for that week was "Don't You Know" by Della Reese and for it's second week at #2, "So Many Ways" by Brook Benton was in the top spot ...