Solomon once wrote   Better is open rebuke   Than hidden love   So say the words      VERSE 1-Silence is golden   But these are the words that the world needs to hear   Terms of compassion will cause a reaction   As love draws them near      B VERSE- But still we choose to hide   Behind the face of pride   Pretending we are blind to the calling   This is my point and case   If hate can be erased   With such a simple phrase   Why are we stalling      CHORUS- Say the words   Say the words   Say I love you   Say the words   Say the words   I long to hear   Say the words   Say I love you   Say the words   I long to hear      TURN AROUND- Ya gotta say it   Ya gotta say it, say it   Ya gotta say it   Ya gotta say it, say it      VERSE 2- Some just assume that we already know   Of the love that they feel   Some have a heart-felt emotion   But never the words to reveal      B VERSE- I think we all relate   So why are we afraid   To let our hearts convey what we're feeling   There is a world in need   With hungry souls to feed   And love can intercede   If we're willing      REPEAT CHORUS   REPEAT TURN AROUND      RAP- The word love   Well, it was once over-used   Back in the '70s the word was abused   But I refuse to let love be diluted   We can't allow physical lust to dilute it   Or pollute it because there ain't no excuse   For the greatest gift of all to be abused   So chose to lose the pride that may tug at you   Don't be afraid of the words "I love you"      REPEAT CHORUS      Choose to lose the pride that may tug at you   Don't be afraid of the words "I love you"      REPEAT CHORUS