Drummer Mark Proctor and guitarist Mike Roe wrote “How Can You Love” together, as they did several other early 77s songs; unlike their other collaborations, Proctor says that he’d mostly written the song by himself, with Roe patching up some of the thin places.
[Verse 1]
She's so pretty
Guys desire her instantly
They call it love at first sight
She's a sampler
And she's tasted lots of loves
In search of Mr. Right
[Pre-Chorus 1]
She's really quite frantic
For someone romantic, selah
Someone to adore her
Someone to implore her, selah
[Verse 2]
He's a lover
And he loves her pretty good
But he doesn't want strings
She believed him
When he said their love was real
But they didn't need rings
[Pre-Chorus 2]
So she satisfied him
She never denied him, selah
But she wound up alone now
She's back by the phone, selah
[Chorus]
How can you love
If you haven't got love in your heart?
You're more or less playing a part
(Playing a part)
How can you love
If you only want love in return?
Turn around
To the Author of Love
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
She's heard stories
About the fairy-tale end
And the dream come true
So she studies
Paperbacks and magazines
To tell her what to do
What's the girl to do?
[Chorus]
How can you love
If you haven't got love in your heart?
You're more or less playing a part
(Playing a part)
How can you love
If you only want love in return?
Turn around
To the Author of Love
[Outro]
How can you love
If you haven't got love in your heart?
(How can you love if you haven't got love?)
How can you love
If you haven't got love in your heart?
(How can you love if you haven't got love?)
How can you love
If you haven't got love in your heart?
(How can you love if you haven't got love?)
How can you love
If you haven't got love in your heart?
(How can you love if you haven't got love?)
How can you love
If you haven't got love in your heart?
(How can you love if you haven't got love?)
How can you love
If you haven't got love?
How Can You Love was written by Mark Proctor & Michael Roe.
How Can You Love was produced by Steven Soles.
The 77s released How Can You Love on Fri Jan 01 1982.