The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & The News

Dreams are like angels They keep bad at bay Love is the light scaring darkness away, yeah I am so in love with you Make love your goal The power of love A force from above Cleaning my soul Flame on burnt desire Love with tongues of fire Purge the soul Make love your goal I'll protect you from the hooded claw Keep the vampires from your door When the chips are down, I'll be around With my undying, death-defying Love for you Envy will hurt itself Let yourself be beautiful Sparkling light Flowers and pearls and pretty girls Love is like an energy Rushin', rushin' inside of me, yeah The power of love A force from above Cleaning my soul Flame on burnt desire Love with tongues of fire Purge the soul Make love your goal This time, we go sublime Lovers entwine, divine, divine Love is danger, love is pleasure Love is pure, the only treasure I'm so in love with you Make love your goal The power of love A force from above Cleaning my soul (cleaning my soul) The power of love A force from above A sky-scraping dove Flame on burnt desire Love with tongues of fire Purge the soul Make love your goal Make love your goal

There's a lot of people in the world today And it seems to me like everybody in the world Is talking about some kind of power They talk about black power, brown power White power and green power But there's a power that I'll talk about It's love power and the power of love

You go to work, work hard all day At the end of the week, you collect your pay That's just where it's at It's as simple as that You pay your bills the best that you can But the rising cost sure hurts a family man While the rich man gets fat It's as simple as that And the money goes so fast it ain't funny Ba-ha-ha, it ain't funny Your mind's made up to get that house on the hill But you just don't know if you ever will 'Cause you can't get the cash It's as simple as that 'Cause the man from the bank, he won't give you a loan Without putting a mortgage on all that you own A tit for a tat, that's how it is It's as simple as that Ooh, and the money goes so fast it ain't funny Ba-ha-ha, it ain't funny No, it's as simple, it's as simple It's as simple as that, hey! Before you know it, the kids, they're all grown Married off with kids of their own Now it's all in the past, true story, yeah It's as simple as that You've reached the autumn of your life And all that's left is you and your wife And a dog and a cat, that's how it is It's as simple as that Ooh, and the money goes so fast it ain't funny Ba-ha-ha, it ain't funny Nooo, it's as simple, it's as simple It's as simple as that, hey yeah! It's as simple, it's as simple It's as simple as that It's as simple, it's as simple It's as simple as that, hey yeah!

When you're a young man, down and out You really need someone to help you out It looks like life or death is your only choice It's really hard to see The forest for the trees The forest for the trees And when you get angry and everything's black or white You know that it ain't that simple, no one's always right You know that your life is worth livin' You gotta start takin' if no one else is givin' And if you're not afraid to open your eyes You may be pleasantly surprised Things are never as bad as they seem You just gotta learn to see Forest for the trees Forest for the trees You gotta learn to see If you need somebody, tell them please If you want someone, get up off your knees You know that you're life is worth livin' You gotta start takin', no one else is givin' And if you're not afraid to open your eyes You may be pleasantly surprised Things are never as bad as they seem You just gotta learn to see The forest for the trees Forest for the trees You gotta learn to see Forest for the trees You just gotta learn to see Forest for the trees You gotta learn to see Forest for the trees

I met a fan dancer Down in Southside Birmingham She was running from a fat man Selling salvation in his hand Now he's trying to save me When I'm doing all right The best that I can Just another fallen angel Trying to get through the night Step by step, one by one Higher and higher Step by step, rung by rung Climbing Jacob's ladder Coming over the airwaves The man says I'm overdue Sing along, send some money Join the chosen few, hey Mister, I'm not in a hurry And I don't want to be like you All I want from tomorrow Is to get it better than today Step by step, one by one Higher and higher Step by step, rung by rung Climbing Jacob's ladder All I want from tomorrow Is to get it better than today Step by step, one by one Higher and higher Step by step, rung by rung Climbing and climbing Step by step, one by one Step by step, rung by rung Step by step And step by step Step by step