[ Don Rich ] It takes a lot of sand for a desert it takes a lot of water for a sea It takes a lot of lovin' for a baby and it takes a lot of you for me It takes a lot of sun to warm the springtime it takes a lot of honey for a bee It takes a lot of heart to write a lovesong and it takes a lot of you for me Well a river's always looking for an ocean and a lumberjack he looks for a tree
Well I found the one what I was looking for And it's gonna take a whole lotta you for me It takes a boat to flow on the water I'm tryin' to tell you darlin' can't you see It takes a lot of love to keep me happy and it takes a lot of you for me Oh it takes a lot of you for me [ dobro - guitar ] A river's always looking... Oh it takes a lot of you for me