Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Phil Collins
Drums
Martyn Ford
Conductor
John Giblin
Bass Guitar
Daryl Stuermer
Guitar
The Mountain Fjord Orchestra
Orchestra
Gavyn Wright
First Violin
Peter Robinson
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
BRIAN HOLLAND
Songwriter
Eddie Holland
Songwriter
Lamont Dozier
Songwriter
Martyn Ford
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Phil Collins
Producer
Hugh Padgham
Engineer
Howard Gray
Assistant Engineer
Ian Cooper
Mastering Engineer
Mike Ross
Strings Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I need love, love
Ooh, to ease my mind
And I need to find time
Someone to call mine
[Chorus]
My mama said, "You can't hurry love
No, you'll just have to wait"
She said, "Love don't come easy
But it's a game of give and take"
You can't hurry love
No, you'll just have to wait
Just trust in the good time
No matter how long it takes
[Verse 2]
How many heartaches must I stand?
Before I find the love to let me live again
Right now the only thing that keeps me hanging on
When I feel my strength, ooh, it's almost gone
[Verse 3]
I remember Mama said, "You can't hurry love
No, you'll just have to wait"
She said, "Love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take"
How long must I wait?
How much more must I take?
Before loneliness
Will cause my heart, heart to break
[Verse 4]
No, I can't bear
To live my life alone
I've grown impatient for a love
To call my own
But when I feel that I
I can't go on
Well, these precious words
Keep me hanging on
[Verse 5]
I remember Mama said, "You can't hurry love
No, you'll just have to wait"
She said, "Love don't come easy"
Well, it's a game of give and take"
You can't hurry love
No, you'll just have to wait
Just trust in the good time
No matter how long it takes
[Verse 6]
Now break
[Verse 7]
Now love, love, it don't come easy
But I keep on waiting, anticipating
For that soft voice to talk to me at night
For some tender arms, hold me tight
I keep waiting, ooh, till that day
But it ain't easy, no (Love don't come easy)
You know it ain't easy
[Chorus]
And my mama said, "You can't hurry love
No, you'll just have to wait"
She said, "Love don't come easy
But it's a game of give and take"
You can't hurry love
No, you'll just have to wait
She said, "Love don't come easy
But it's a game of give and take"
You can't hurry love, no, you'll just have to wait
Written by: Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Herbert Lamont Dozier