I wanna tell you a true story  the facts of life  'Cause I know all about it,  'cause I been through it a many times  Ain't no substitute, there's no substitute,  substitute for love  When your woman gone,  there's nothin' else can,  can take her place  But there's no substitute, substitute for love  No, no  Love will make you gamble  Love will make you drink  Make you stay out all night long,  lookin' for love  But there's no, no substitute,  substitute, substitute for love  I wanna tell you a story,  true, true, true story about love  Many times, many times, over 'n over, over in life,  so many people have tried, tried, to get a substitute  An' it just don't work, work on love  You may not be good looking,  you may not be so fine  But love, love, love love, love, love,  is a burning thing  It's a burning thing  I know, I know, I know, I know,  I been down, down, in a ring of fire  Lookin' for a love,  I couldn't find, I couldn't find a substitute,  uh, for love, for love, I cried, cried  I cried, cried but it just wasn't there,  just wasn't there