John Lennon was a child of the street, a tough guy who, as a youth, seldom backed down from a fight. But he had a sensitive side, too, that he revealed as a member of the Beatles, beginning with their 1965 album "Rubber Soul". The first song was "The Word". What follows are the lyrics:
Say the word and you'll be free // Say the word and be like me
Say the word I'm thinking of // Have you heard the word is love?
It's so fine, it's sunshine // It's the word, love
In the beginning I misunderstood // But now I got it, and the word is good
Spread the word and you'll be free // Spread the word and be like me
Spread the word I'm thinking of // Have you heard the word is love?
It's so fine, it's sunshine // It's the word, love
Every where I go I hear it said // In the good and the bad books I have read
Say the word and you'll be free // Say the word and be like me
Say the word I'm thinking of // Have you heard the word is love?
It's so fine, it's sunshine // It's the word, love
Now I know what I feel must be right // I'm here to show everybody the light
Give the word a chance to say // That the word is just the way
It's the word I'm thinking of // And the only word is love
It's so fine, it's sunshine // It's the word, love
Say the word is love // Say the word is love
Say the word is love // Say the word is love
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Lennon's second ode to love was composed in 1967, "All You Need is Love". The lyrics are:
Love, love, love // Love, love, love // Love, love, love
There's nothin' you can do that can't be done // Nothin' you can sing that hasn't been sung // It's easy // Nothin' you can make that can't be made // No one you can save that can't be saved // Nothin' you can do, but you can learn how to be you in time // It's easy
All you need is love // All you need is love
All you need is love, love // Love is all you need
There's nothin' you can know that isn't known // Nothin' you can see that isn't shown // There's nothin' you can be that isn't meant to be be// It easy
All you need is love // All you need is love
All you need is love, love // Love is all you need
Love is all you need (all together now) // All you need is love (everybody) // All you need is love, love
All you need is love
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
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Lennon's third ode to love song was composed in 1970, for his first solo album. It's simply entitled, "Love"
(Verse 1)
Love is real, // real is love // love // Love is a feeling, // feeling love // Love is wanting to // be loved
(Verse 2)
Love is touch, touch // is love // Love is reaching, // reaching love // Love is asking to be // loved
(Bridge)
Love is you, // you and me // Love is knowing we // can be
(Verse 3)
Love is free, // free is love // Love is needing to // be loved
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