Love Gives, Love Takes Away - Jimmy Ruffin

'Cause I know, I know

That love gives, and love takes away

Said a heart full of love can be so empty today

Listen, every man he wants to be

Thought of as strong

But he needs the love, just to help him, help him along

I said, sometimes he may stumble

But always a man who stand

If he has a love of his own, give him a helping hand

Listen, but if his love goes away, oh (If your love goes away)

He’ll learn what I did on that very day (He'll find out it goes away)

He’ll know that love gives, and love takes away

Said a heart full of love can be so empty today

Listen, when pain fills your heart

Where once there was joy

Then a full-grown man can be a small, crying boy

Listen, once love showed me sunshine

And guided my way

To the girl that I needed, you know I found her one happy day

Then just for a moment, love made me feel good

Then I stood tall and smiling, just the way a big man should

Listen, but one day I found that my girl had gone, oh baby (I found out she had

gone)

And now my heart is sadder than the words that tell this song

It’s saying that love gives, oh yeah, and love takes away

A heart full of love can be so empty today

Said when pain fills your heart

Where once there was joy

Then a full-grown man can be a small, crying boy

Listen, now all I do is wonder

I’m hoping for the day

That love will give me one more chance to come on back my way

And now, all I do is wait, oh yeah (All I do is wait)

Hoping love will find me and praying not too late

And knowing that love gives, it gives, it gives, yes it does (Love takes away)

A heart full of love can be so empty today

Said when pain (Pain fills your heart)

Oh, baby (Where once there was joy)

Then a full-grown man can be a small, crying boy

Love gave me joy (Love gives)

And it took it away (Love takes away)

Love gave me sunshine, baby

And it darkened all of my days

And I know that love…