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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bon Jovi
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richie Sambora
Songwriter
Brett James
Songwriter
Bon Jovi
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Howard Benson
Producer
Richie Sambora
Producer
Mike Plotnikoff
Recording Engineer
Chris Lord-Alge
Mixing Engineer
Keith Armstrong
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Nik Karpen
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Brad Townsend
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Andrew Schubert
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Everybody wants something, just a little more
We're making a living, and what we're living for
A rich man or a poor man, a pawn or a king
You can live on the street, you can rule the whole world
But it don't mean one damn thing
[Chorus]
What do you got if you ain't got love?
Whatever you got, it just ain't enough
You're walking the road, but you're going nowhere
Tryna find your way home, but there's no one there
Who do you hold in the dark of night?
You wanna give up, but it's worth the fight
You have all the things that you've been dreaming of
[Verse 2]
If you ain't got someone, you're afraid to lose
Everybody needs just one, someone to tell them the truth
Maybe I'm a dreamer, but I still believe
I believe in hope
I believe the change can get us off our knees
[Chorus]
What do you got if you ain't got love?
Whatever you got, it just ain't enough
You're walking the road, but you're going nowhere
Tryna find your way home, but there's no one there
Who do you hold in the dark of night?
You wanna give up, but it's worth the fight
You have all the things that you've been dreaming of
[Chorus]
If you ain't got love, it's all just keeping score
If you ain't got love, what the hell we doing it for?
[Bridge]
I don't wanna have to talk about it
How many songs you gotta sing about it?
How long you gonna live without it?
Why does someone somewhere have to doubt it?
Someday you'll figure it out
[Chorus]
What do you got if you ain't got love?
Whatever you got, it just ain't enough
You're walking the road, but you're going nowhere
Tryna find your way home, but there's no one there
Who do you hold in the dark of night?
You wanna give up, but it's worth the fight
You have all the things that you've been dreaming of
[Chorus]
If you ain't got love, it's all just keeping score
If you ain't got love, what the hell we doing it for?
[Outro]
Oh, I, I, I ain't got love
Oh, what do you got if you ain't got love?
Oh, I, I, I ain't got love
Written by: Brett James, J. Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora