You Can't Hurry Love Lyrics
Phil Collins
Lyrics
I need love, love
Ooh, ease my mind
And I need to find fine
Someone to call mine
My mama said "You can't hurry love
No, you'll just have to wait"
She said "Love don't come easy
But It's a game of give and take"
"You can't hurry love
No, you'll just have to wait
Just trust in the good time
No matter how long it takes"
How many heartaches must I stand
Before I find the love to let me live again
Right now the only thing that keeps me hanging on
Is to feel my strength, you know it's almost gone
But remember mama said "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"
How long must I wait
How much more must I take
Before loneliness
'Cause my heart, heart to break
And no, I cant bear to live my life alone
I grown impatient for a lover to call my own
Oh when I feel that I, I can't go on
You don't feel my state
You know I'm almost gonna remember mama said
"You can't hurry love
Oh, 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
Oh, you'll just have to wait
Just trust in the good time
No matter how long it takes", and now break
When love, love don't come easy
I know I keep on waiting
Anticipating for that soft voice
To talk to me at night
For some tender arms
Hold me tight
I keep waiting
(Ooh, till that day)
But it ain't easy
(Love don't come easy
No, you know it ain't easy
My mama said
"You can't hurry love
Oh, 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
Oh, you'll just have to wait
Just trust in the good time
No matter how long it takes"
Song & Lyrics Facts
The song “You Can’t Hurry Love” was released in August of 1966 and is featured on the album, The Supremes A' Go-Go. It was written by Motown producers Holland–Dozier–Holland and performed by Phil Collins with his band Genesis.
This single has become one of the most popular songs from the 1960s and is still widely recognized today. The lyrics speak of the feeling of being impatiently waiting for love to come your way and how it cannot be rushed or forced. Despite its slow tempo, this track carries an upbeat message with a memorable chorus that will have you singing along after just one listen.