You can see it on a city street
Or in a village deep in Africa
You can find it just about anywhere in the world
People starving for their daily bread
In search of something that they've never had
The milk of human kindness is all that they need
What we need is love
Yes, love
What we need is love
Yes, love
You can read it in the papers
Just about any day that you want to know
Hating and evil is creepin'
Around our heels everyday
There's a change about to happen
I believe it could be any day now
We all need just a little love
To get us all on our way
What we need is love
Yes, love
A simple thing like love
Yes, love
It's just about the only thing
That can turn everything around
Ooh, yeah, yeah
And I can see it in their faces
Some are lost and so all alone
The truth is that we've been away
From home too long
I'm tryin' to tell you just like the sun
And the moon above
We need the light that will guide
And show us the way
We need it now, please send it down
We need it right away
What we need is love
Yes, love
A simple thing like love
Yes, love
What we need is love
A simple thing like love
