Well, I guess you' have to learn it all the hard way 'Cause you never get it right first time around Get a little recognition, head for Broadway You're spendin' all your love on a paper crown Take it, save it 'Fore you lose it Take it, save it 'Fore it dies Take it, save it 'Fore you lose it Take it, save it 'Fore it dies And you hide behind your casual conversation Thinking that it hides the way you feel But you used to have a burning love within you Now you're not so sure that it was real Love is the first thing you lose When you leave it to just how you feel Love is the last thing you find When you're tellin' your love goodbye When you find the things you do don't mak you happy 'Cause you're always fallin' short of what you planned Well, the loving hand of God is there to guide you If you'll only take the time to take his hand