[Verse 1]
What’s up y’all? Let’s rap for a second
About a special thing that this world is neglecting
Now, I was under the impression that love was refreshing
So chill, I’ma still break it down for the session
It’s been around since the day this world was born
And since then it has taken many shapes and forms
Like the kinship ties of love between brothers
To the passionate type, shared amongst lovers
Once love is released it can bring inner-peace
The same way I love rocking over these ill beats
It’s a treat sweeter than your favorite desert
But even at the same time I know love hurts
If your love stands strong, let no one stray it
If someone gives it to you, don’t you ever betray it
No matter what the cost you would be wiser to pay it
I could flip it many ways, but the best way to say it is…
[Hook]
(You gotta have love)
Everything in life a good love depends
(You gotta have love)
And in case they didn’t hear it, won’t you tell ‘em again
(You gotta have love)
Sometimes you lose love though you expect to win
(You gotta have love)
Listen to my story as the record spins
[Verse 2]
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
I wish I could go back and reverse the time
I didn’t think that I could fit it in this verse of mine
But my heart just exploded in a burst of rhyme
And I’m thinking how could a love five years in the making
End up in such painful heartbreaking?
Somewhere between a boyfriend and a husband
But still I was one rose short of the dozen
I should’ve treated her right and she would be hear tonight
I wanna send this brief demo to my ex-wife
If there’s one thing you carry for the rest of your life
On the subject of love take my honest advice:
When you find that love, girl, share your soul with him
Huh, start a family and grow old with him
If you start acting up, you play the role with him
Ozzy Davis, Ruby Dee, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
Can all bear witness to this and say
Love saved their marriages ‘til this day
It’s the most important sign on life’s freeway
Even at the expense of sounding so cliché
[Hook]
(You gotta have love)
Everything in life a good love depends
(You gotta have love)
And in case they didn’t hear it, won’t you tell ‘em again
(You gotta have love)
Even the best of friends
(You gotta have love)
Must stop dancing when the music ends
[Verse 3]
What happens after that good love collapses?
Like the phoenix it can rise from the ashes
But perhaps if that time is never
Every time we hear this jam, we’ll be dancing together
Whether you dropped me or whether I dropped you
I want you to know that I never forgot you
So, I write a love song that you and I can rock to
The type of love song that we can do the wop to
Enough love to go around, so spread it
Anybody could get it, even with bad credit
So if your girl wants a hug, go give her a hug
I send a shout to the city of brotherly love
And if you love your brother man, let your brother man know it
Ain’t a cat alive so damn tough he can’t show it
If he thought he was, he’d thank you for telling him so
From the Last Emperor with that desolate flow
And since it seems that we’ve come to the end of our show
I’ma leave a little space for the choir to blow, and go
[Hook]
(You gotta have love)
I’m just letting y’all know the deal
(You gotta have love)
A love that’s hidden must be revealed
(You gotta have love)
Until I find that love that’s real
(You gotta have love)
Only with time can my wounds heal