L-O...whaddo I know   V-E...she's not comin' back to me   L-O...I can't let go   V-E...tell ya what that girl don't mean to me   So you see my friend...   LOVE is just a four letter word      Once there were schoolyards with children at play   Once there was England...and one sunny day   One kinda woman for one kinda man   How could I know I was not in her plans      Say love...say love      When I was soarin' you urged me to fly   When I was hungry you fed me your lines   Led me to water...you sang me your song   One day when I woke up I found you were gone      Say love...say love...   Say love...say love...   Nobody told me...LOVE is just a four letter word      L is for losin' the love that you crave   And O is when it's over and your heart can't explain   V is for the victim...the victim of the crime   And E is every morning when you break down on time   So you see my friend...LOVE is just a four letter word      L-O...I can't let go   V-E...friends all say just let it be   L-O...oo-oo   V-E...      Forget your illusions...forget what they say   'Cause all your dreams of happiness   Have just blown away   Once in a lifetime your spirit will fly   That's what she told me 'fore she told me good-bye      Love...say love   Love...say love   So you see my friend...LOVE is just a four letter word      L is for losers when fortune turns blue   And O is overcomin' what you know to be true   V is for the vengeance that's left out in the rain   And E is each and every night you crumble in pain   So you see my friend...LOVE is just a four letter word   So you see my friend...   I say "STOP - DON'T SAY IT"   So you see my friend...LOVE is just a four letter word      L-O...whaddo I know   V-E...she's not comin' back to me   L-O...I can't let go   V-E...tell ya what that girl don't mean to me      We're just the victims of the powers that be