[Verse 1: Frankie Beverly]
You take a look around this world of ours
Things ain't doing so good, no
We could change it, but we seldom do what we should
Why must it be so hard to give each other things we need? Why?
Deep in my heart I know, it's not the way that we should be, whoa
It seems like we take so much, we need to learn to give

[Chorus: Frankie Beverly]
'Cause we need love, we need love to live
We need love, we need love to live

[Verse 2: Frankie Beverly]
Oh, it's time, it's time, it's time for joy
It seems we've tried everything else
If it ain't the way we want
We have no one to blame but ourselves
Why it should be this way, I'll never ever understand, no
'Cause we need each others love
And that's the way the Master planned, oh, oh
With all the things we have, this I'm positive

[Chorus: Frankie Beverly]
We need love, we need love to live
We need love, we need love to live
[Outro: Frankie Beverly]
We oughta stop messing around with love
Stop messing around with love
Stop messing around, oh, with love
We've got to somehow stop them messing around, oh, with love
Oh, we need love to live, we need love to live
We need love to live, we need love, we need love, we need love