The Last Emperor - Gotta Have Love lyrics

[Verse 1] What's up y'all? Let's rap for a second About a special thing that this world is neglecting Now, I was under the impression that love was refreshing So chill, I'ma still break it down for the session It's been around since the day this world was born And since then it has taken many shapes and forms Like the kinship ties of love between brothers To the pa**ionate type, shared amongst lovers Once love is released it can bring inner-peace The same way I love rocking over these ill beats It's a treat sweeter than your favorite desert But even at the same time I know love hurts If your love stands strong, let no one stray it If someone gives it to you, don't you ever betray it No matter what the cost you would be wiser to pay it I could flip it many ways, but the best way to say it is… [Hook] (You gotta have love) Everything in life a good love depends (You gotta have love) And in case they didn't hear it, won't you tell ‘em again (You gotta have love) Sometimes you lose love though you expect to win (You gotta have love) Listen to my story as the record spins [Verse 2] It was the best of times, it was the worst of times I wish I could go back and reverse the time I didn't think that I could fit it in this verse of mine But my heart just exploded in a burst of rhyme And I'm thinking how could a love five years in the making End up in such painful heartbreaking? Somewhere between a boyfriend and a husband But still I was one rose short of the dozen I should've treated her right and she would be hear tonight I wanna send this brief demo to my ex-wife If there's one thing you carry for the rest of your life On the subject of love take my honest advice: When you find that love, girl, share your soul with him Huh, start a family and grow old with him If you start acting up, you play the role with him Ozzy Davis, Ruby Dee, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman Can all bear witness to this and say Love saved their marriages ‘til this day It's the most important sign on life's freeway Even at the expense of sounding so cliché [Hook] (You gotta have love) Everything in life a good love depends (You gotta have love) And in case they didn't hear it, won't you tell ‘em again (You gotta have love) Even the best of friends (You gotta have love) Must stop dancing when the music ends [Verse 3] What happens after that good love collapses? Like the phoenix it can rise from the ashes But perhaps if that time is never Every time we hear this jam, we'll be dancing together Whether you dropped me or whether I dropped you I want you to know that I never forgot you So, I write a love song that you and I can rock to The type of love song that we can do the wop to Enough love to go around, so spread it Anybody could get it, even with bad credit So if your girl wants a hug, go give her a hug I send a shout to the city of brotherly love And if you love your brother man, let your brother man know it Ain't a cat alive so damn tough he can't show it If he thought he was, he'd thank you for telling him so From the Last Emperor with that desolate flow And since it seems that we've come to the end of our show I'ma leave a little space for the choir to blow, and go [Hook] (You gotta have love) I'm just letting y'all know the deal (You gotta have love) A love that's hidden must be revealed (You gotta have love) Until I find that love that's real (You gotta have love) Only with time can my wounds heal