I NEED TO BE IN LOVE

I NEED TO BE IN LOVE

(Written by John Bettis, Richard Carpenter & Albert Hammond)



The hardest thing I've ever done is keep believing

There's someone in this crazy world for me

The way that people come and go through temporary lives

My chance could come and I might never know



I used to say "No promises, let's keep it simple"

But freedom only helps you say goodbye

It took awhile for me to learn that nothing comes for free

The price I've paid is high enough for me



I know I need to be in love

I know I've wasted too much time

I know I ask perfection of a quite imperfect world

And fool enough to think that's what I'll find



So here I am with pockets full of good intentions

But none of them will comfort me tonight

I'm wide awake at four a.m. without a friend in sight

Hanging on a hope but I'm alright