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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Drums
Martyn Ford
Martyn Ford
Conductor
John Giblin
John Giblin
Bass Guitar
Daryl Stuermer
Daryl Stuermer
Guitar
The Mountain Fjord Orchestra
The Mountain Fjord Orchestra
Orchestra
Gavyn Wright
Gavyn Wright
First Violin
Peter Robinson
Peter Robinson
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
BRIAN HOLLAND
BRIAN HOLLAND
Songwriter
Eddie Holland
Eddie Holland
Songwriter
Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier
Songwriter
Martyn Ford
Martyn Ford
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Producer
Hugh Padgham
Hugh Padgham
Engineer
Howard Gray
Howard Gray
Assistant Engineer
Ian Cooper
Ian Cooper
Mastering Engineer
Mike Ross
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
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