EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE LOVED


THERE WAS A BOY-WHO HID HIMSELF INSIDE
KEPT HIS FEELINGS LOCKED UP-THOUGH HE DIDN'T SEEM TO SHY
HAD A LOT OF FRIENDS-BUT NEVER GOT TOO CLOSE
DIDN'T WANT TO GET HURT AGAIN-SO HIS HEART WAS CLOSED
DIDN`T FEEL MUCH LOVE-HE THOUGHT THAT NO ONE CARED
LONLY IN HIS SORROW-CUZ LOVE WAS NEVER SHARED
THE WORDS I LOVE YOU-HE NEVER HEARD ENOUGH
HE THOUGHT HE WAS THE ONLYONE-BUT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE LOVED

THERE WAS A GIRL-THAT LIVED NO WHERE NEAR
SHE WAS ALWAYS LOVING-AND WAS ALWAYS SINCERE
SHE TRIED TO HELP OTHERS-TO TAKE AWAY THE SORROW
HELPED THEM FIND HAPPYNESS-TO HELP THEM THROUGH TOMORROW
SHE ALWAYS SHOWED SHE CARED-SHE FELT SHE COULDN'T DO ENOUGH
SHE LOST HER SELF FOR OTHERS-CUZ EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE LOVED

YEARS ALONG IN LIFE THEY MET-AND THEY STARTED TO TALK
THEY BECAME GOOD FRIENDS-AND HIS HEART BECAME UNLOCKED
SHE HELPED RELIEVE THE LONELYNESS-THAT WAS IN HIM FOR SO LONG
AND HE WANTS TO THANK HER-IN THIS SIMPLE SONG

EVEN THOUGH-IT'S A LONG LONG WAY TO GO
TO FIND THE TRUE HAPPYNESS IN LIFE
TO BREAK DOWN HTHE WALL-AND SHARE WHAT YOU FEEL INSIDE
WITH HELP-FROM FREINDS YOU KNOW THAT CARE
YOU CAN FEEL THE LOVE(c)THEN WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE

THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
WHO ARE LONLY, DISCOURAGED, AND DEPRESSED
YOU HELPED ME-NOW LETS GO HELP THE REST
WHENEVER YOUR FEELIN DOWN SO DOWN AND YOU FEEL LIKE GIVING UP
REMEMBER I LOVE YOU-I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
CUZ EVERY BODY NEEDS TO BE LOVED
EVERY BODY NEEDS TO BE LOVED


By David Burkey © 1992