| To get stones from a rock, you’ve got to break it |
| (Yeah, yeah, yeah) |
| To get bread from dough, you’ve got to bake it |
| (Yeah, yeah, yeah) |
| To get water from a faucet, you’ve got to turn it |
| And if you want my love, if you want my love |
| You’ve got to earn it (Earn it, earn it, earn it) |
| (Yeah, yeah, yeah) |
| To get fire from a match, you’ve got to strike it |
| (Strike it, strike it, strike it, strike it) |
| To get the feeling from a kiss, you’ve got to like it |
| (Like it, like it, like it, like it) |
| To get ashes from wood, you’ve got to burn it |
| And if you want my love, if you want my love |
| You’ve got to earn it (Earn it, earn it, earn it) |
| You’ve got to treat me kind, all the time |
| Throw the other guys right out of your mind. |
| (Yeah, yeah) |
| (Instrumental) |
| Now listen |
| To make broken things work, you’ve got to fix them |
| (Fix them, fix them, fix them, fix them) |
| To make two things one, you’ve got to mix them |
| (Mix them, mix them, mix them, mix them) |
| To get butter from milk, you’ve got to churn it |
| And if you want my love, if you want my love |
| You’ve got to earn it (Earn it, earn it, earn it) |
| If you deserve it you can get it |
| I’ll be glad to see you with it |
| Just show me that you love me |
| And that you’re thinking of me |
| You can get it in a hurry… |