He's there up on the stage
Howlin' at the moon
His heart and soul
Are on the line for you
You know it ain't for glory
You know it ain't for greed, no
It's a deeper, desperate need
To be what he's got to be

And sometimes it's so hard
Sometimes he goes too far
And sometimes he gets so low
And if you ask him why, he'll tell you

It's the only love that I can get
The only love that I can get
The only love that I can get
The only love that I can get
The only love that I can get
The only love that I can get
Well, it may be wrong, and it won't last long
But it's the only love that I can get

She's out there on the ledge
Saying 'I wanna take a leap'
You better talk her down
'Or I'll end up a lifeless heap'
With her friends and family beggin'
'You've got so much to live for'
With the lights and cameras trained on her
She gets what she wished for
And sometimes it's so hard
Sometime she goes too far
And sometimes she gets so low
And when they asked her why, she'll tell you

It's the only love that I can get
The only love that I can get
The only love that I can get
The only love that I can get
The only love that I can get
The only love that I can get
Well, it may be wrong, and it won't last long
But it's the only love that I can get

And sometimes it's so hard
Sometimes he goes too far
Other times he gets so low
And if you ask him why, he'll tell you

It's the only love that I can get
The only love that I can get
The only love that I can get
The only love that I can get
The only love that I can get
The only love that I can get
Well, it may be wrong, and it won't last long
But it's the only love that I can get