Written by susanna hoffs & diane warren
Produced by david kahne
Released on "when youre a boy" (1991)
Also released as a single a-side with "you were on my mind" (1992)
You say that you cant take it anymore
Someone hurt you and so you close the door
Put the lock on your heart and hide the key
Gonna build yourself a wall of stone
Gonna live there inside it all alone
And you say loves the last thing that you need.
But every drop of rain that falls
Makes a flower grow
Dont give up now, dont give up now
Baby, dont you know.
Only love - can leave you twisted inside
Only love - can make you glad youre alive
Only love (hey hey hey) can mend a heart or break it
Only love - can make the tears tumble down
Only love - can turn your whole world around
Only love (hey hey hey) only love, hey hey hey.
So you sacrifice your trusting soul
So you can maintain complete control
When youre cold as ice you cant get burned
Theres a chance youll break each time you fall
But when you lose your faith, you lose it all
And its gonna get lonely in your world.
But every drop of rain that falls
Makes a flower grow
Dont give up now, dont give up now
Baby, dont you know.
Only love - can leave you twisted inside
Only love - can make you glad youre alive
Only love (hey hey hey) can mend a heart or break it
Only love - you cant keep running away
Only love - youre gonna need it someday
Only love (hey hey hey) dont you know thats what were here for.
And every drop of rain that falls
Makes a flower grow
Dont give up now, dont give up now
Baby, baby, dont you know.
Only love - can leave you twisted inside
Only love - can make you glad youre alive
Only love (hey hey hey) only love
Only love - can make the tears tumble down
Only love - can turn your whole world around
Only love (only love) hey hey hey
Can mend your heart (only love) or break it.
Only love - can leave you twisted inside
Only love - can make you glad youre alive
Only love (hey hey hey) can mend a heart or break it
Only love (only love) only love
Only love (hey hey hey) can mend a heart or break it
(only love) only love.
