Shankar - Love to Be Loved lyrics

[Verse 1] So, you know how people are When it's all gone much too far The way their minds are made Still, there's something you should know That I could not let show That fear of letting go [Chorus] And in this moment, I need to be needed With this darkness all around me, I like to be liked In this emptiness and fear, I want to be wanted Because I love to be loved I love to be loved [x2] Yes, I love to be loved [Verse 2] I cry the way that babies cry The way they can't deny The way they feel Words, they climb all over you Until they uncover you From where you hide [Chorus] And in this moment, I need to be needed When my self-esteem is sinking, I like to be liked In this emptiness and fear, I want to be wanted Because I love to be loved I love to be loved [x2] Oh I love to be loved [Verse 3] This old familiar craving I've been here before, this way of behaving Don't know who the hell I'm saving anymore Let it pa** let it go let it leave From the deepest place I grieve This time I believe And I let go [x2] I can let go of it Though it takes all the strength in me And all the world can see I'm losing such a central part of me I can let go of it You know I mean it You know that I mean it I recognize how much I've lost But I cannot face the cost Because I love to be loved [Outro Yes I love to be loved I love to be loved [x5] Yes I love to be loved