[Intro]
I need love, love to ease my mind
I need to find, find someone to call mine
But mama said

[Chorus]
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 (Ooh)
No, you'll just have to wait
You gotta just give it time
No matter how long it takes

[Verse 1]
But how many heartaches must I stand
Before I find a love to let me live again?
Right now the only thing that keeps me hangin' on
When I feel my strength, yeah, it's almost gone
I remember mama said

[Chorus]
You can't hurry love
You'll just have to wait
She said lovе don't come easy
It's a game of givе and take
How long must I wait? (Of give and take)
How much more can I take? (Love don't come easy)
Before loneliness
Will cause my heart, heart to break
[Verse 2]
Now 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
These precious words keep me hangin' on
I remember mama said

[Chorus]
You can't hurry love
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 (You gotta give and take)
She said just give it time (Love don't come easy)
No matter how long it takes, now wait

[Bridge]
No love, love don't come easy
But I keep on waitin'
Anticipating for that soft voice
To talk to me at night
For some tender arms
To hold me tight
I keep waiting (I wait)
Keep on waitin' (For that day)
But it ain't easy, yeah (It ain't easy)
It ain't easy
But mama said
[Chorus]
You can't hurry love
You'll just have to wait
She said just give it time
It's a game of give and take
You can't hurry love
No, you'll just have to wait
You gotta trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes
You can't hurry love
You'll just have to wait
She said just give it time
It's a game of give and take
You can't hurry love
No, you'll just have to wait
You gotta trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes