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