Lyrics:

I need love, love to ease
my mind, I need to find,
find someone to call mine.
but mama said:

You can't hurry love
No, you 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 just have to wait.
You got to trust, give it time
no matter how long it takes.

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:

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait.
She said love don't come easy,
It's a game of give and take.

How long must I wait,
how much more can I take
before loneliness will cause
my heart, heart to break.

No 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 keeps me hangin' on.

I remember mama said:

You can't hurry love
No, you 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 just have to wait.
She said trust, give it time
no matter how long it takes.

No, love, love, don't come
easy but I keep on waiting.
Anticipating for that soft
voice to talk to me at night.

For some tender arms
to hold me tight, I keep
waiting, I keep on waiting.

But it ain't easy.
It ain't easy,
but mama said:

You can't hurry love,
no, you just have to wait.
She said trust, give it time
no matter how long it takes.

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait.
She said love don't come easy,
It's a game of give and take.