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 goodbye      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