Yeah they wanna be loved, yeah Oh, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on They wanna be loved, yeah Listen (Uh) Everywhere I go Everywhere I be I see lonely hearts and fallen leaves Where did those hearts go? Do they find their match? Or do they drift away? It's time to bring them back They wanna be loved, wanna be loved Come on, it's simple enough They wanna be loved, yeah Alright They wanna be loved, wanna be loved A little kiss and a hug They wanna be loved Now everybody knows it don't always last But if I can't have it for long then I want it fast Better love for now than for never at all So baby if you down, then give me a call I wanna be loved, wanna be loved Come on, it's simple enough I wanna be loved Alright, come on I wanna be loved, wanna be loved A little kiss and a hug I wanna be loved Yeah I wanna be loved, wanna be loved Come on, it's simple enough I wanna be loved Alright, yeah I wanna be loved, wanna be loved A little kiss and a hug I wanna be loved Yeah (La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la) Don't you wanna be loved (La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la) Sing for love (La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la) Don't you wanna be loved? You wanna be loved, wanna be loved Come on, it's simple enough You wanna be loved, yeah You wanna be loved, wanna be loved A little kiss and a hug You wanna be loved

Don't, don't, don't, don't Don't, don't, don't, don't It's bad, know I mean? It's bad Sometimes *** is bad, look Don't feel no pity for me 'Cause I'm goin' through a couple things Life means change, that's the way it goes All my life I had a constant burning, a strong deep desire An aching ambiguous yearning, yearning, yearning For something better, for something bigger For something wider, for something higher And lots of regrets 'cause I ain't seem to found it yet I've been searchin' around the world Never knowin' what to expect I get sad sometimes, yes, I be mad sometimes 'Cause I'm out here on the grind makin' mine And I still can't seem to find what I've been lookin' for Opened so many doors, for real, yo I just wanna be loved I just wanna be loved like everybody else does I just wanna be loved, I just wanna be loved I just wanna be loved like everybody else does I just wanna be loved, I just wanna be loved I just wanna be loved like everybody else does I just wanna be loved, I just wanna be loved I just wanna be loved like everybody else does I just wanna be loved, I just wanna be loved I just wanna be loved I just wanna be loved like everybody else does I just wanna be loved, I just wanna be loved I just wanna be loved like everybody else does I just wanna be loved, I just wanna be loved I just wanna be loved like everybody else does I just wanna be loved, I just wanna be loved I just wanna be loved like everybody else does I just wanna be loved, I just wanna be loved Sometimes it's so hard I guess, you know, you know What I'm talkin' about, what I'm talkin' about What I'm talking about, you know, you know I just wanna be, just wanna be loved

Love once left me cold and gray I had almost reached heaven Just to feel it slip away But life's too short to waste away Being scared to take chances Or so I've heard wise men say I wanna be loved Faithful and true I wanna be loved Ten million lifetimes with you I wanna be loved And after all I've been through I'll let my heart take it's chances, just to be loved by you Taste, touch, hear, see, feel me now girl And you'll know I'm so ready To exchange lifelong vows, yes I am 'Cause now you've shown me how God has smiled On this chance and this moment For this I've prayed all my life I wanna be loved Faithful and true I wanna be loved Ten million lifetimes with you girl I wanna be loved And after all I've been through I'll let my heart take its chances, just to be loved by you I wanna feel there's a reason for living again I want us to fly far away And I want my heart to sing the words only you can understand So put your hand in mine, say a prayer tonight So that we may find love I wanna be loved I want to be faithful and true I wanna be loved Ten million lifetimes with you baby I wanna be loved And after all I've been through I'll let my heart take its chances, just to be loved by you I want to be loved Faithful and true I want to be loved Ten billion lifetimes, ten zillion, ten trillion lifetimes baby And after all I've been through I'll let my heart take a chance just to be loved by you I'll let my heart take a chance just to be loved by you