“Love Makes The World Go Round” is the closing track on True Blue.
It’s a social themed song about peace and helping each other. The song debuted a year earlier than the album release at the Live Aid Concert (the only live performance of the song to date) and it was meant to be the first single off...
[Verse 1]
"Make love, not war," we say
It's easy to recite
But it don't mean a damn
Unless we're gonna fight
But not with guns and knives
We've got to save the lives
Of every boy and girl
That grows up in this world
[Chorus]
There's hunger everywhere
We've got to take a stand
Reach out for someone's hand
Love makes the world go 'round
It's easy to forget
If you don't hear the sound
Of pain and prejudice
Love makes the world go round
[Verse 2]
They think that love's a lie
But we can teach them how to try
Love means to understand
Reach out for someone's hand
Because everything you do
Comes back in time to you
We have to change our fate
Before it gets too late
[Chorus]
There's hunger everywhere
We've got to take a stand
Reach out for someone's hand
Love makes the world go round
It's easy to forget
We've got to take a stand
If you don't hear the sound
Of pain and prejudice
Love makes the world go 'round
(We've got to take a stand)
Love makes the world go 'round
Love makes the world go 'round
(If you don't hear the sound)
Love makes the world go 'round
[Bridge]
Don't judge a man until you've been standing in his shoes
You know that we're all so quick to look away
'Cause it's the easy thing to do
You know that what I say is true
[Breakdown]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
'Round
Love makes the world go 'round
Love makes the world go 'round
Love makes the world go 'round
"Make love not war," we say
It's easy to recite
But it don't mean a damn
Unless we're gonna fight
[Chorus]
There's hunger everywhere
We've got to take a stand
Reach out for someone's hand
Love makes the world go 'round
It's easy to forget
If you don't hear the sound
Of pain and prejudice
Love makes the world go 'round
(We've got to take a stand)
Love makes the world go 'round
Love makes the world go 'round
(If you don't hear the sound)
Love makes the world go 'round
[Outro]
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Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
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Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
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La-la, la-la
Eh-oh
Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
Eh-oh
Eh-oh
Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
Love Makes the World Go Round was written by Patrick Leonard & Madonna.
Love Makes the World Go Round was produced by Patrick Leonard & Madonna.
Madonna released Love Makes the World Go Round on Mon Jun 30 1986.