Can't buy me love
Love
Can't buy me love

I'll buy you a diamond ring, my friend
If it makes you feel alright
I'll get you anything, my friend
If it makes you feel alright
'Cause I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love

I'll give you all I've got to give
If you say you love me too
I may not have a lot to give
But what I got I'll give to you
I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love

Can't buy me love
Everybody tells me so
Can't buy me love
No, no, no, no

Say you don't need no diamond rings
And I'll be satisfied
Tell me that you want the kind of things
That money just can't buy
I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love
Ow

Buy me love
Everybody tells me so
Can't buy me love
No, no, no, no

Say you don't need no diamond rings
And I'll be satisfied
Tell me that you want the kind of things
That money just can't buy
I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love

Can't buy me love
Love
Can't buy me love


Lyrics submitted by Ice, edited by kregkeiffer

Can't Buy Me Love Lyrics as written by Paul Mccartney John Lennon

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    it's definitely just about the value of love, no sex or prostitutes involved. the song is saying "if you want material stuff that's fine, but that's not what i want to give you. i don't care about materials because that's not what love is about." i hadn't heard this song in a while, but i heard this newer version that paul mccartney worked on with this jazz singer named michael buble. i love it, but with the jazz feel, it doesn't a great deal like the original except the general tempo. it's a great listen.

    firey-eyeson September 10, 2005   Link
  • +2
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    AWESOME-says loves so much better than anything u could buy that u can't buy it

    maestroon June 06, 2003   Link
  • +1
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    Wrion is right, Paul commented on that to the press and said it was just about the truth of love, true love.

    sebastianquilton April 20, 2004   Link
  • +1
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    yeah, the Beatles aren't really into hidden meanings that much. It's just a simple song about the value of love

    FoRwHoMtHeBeLlToLlSon June 22, 2004   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Paul McCartney said (and I quote) "Personally, I think you can put any interpretation you want on anything, but when someone suggests that Can't Buy Me Love is about a prostitute, I draw the line. That's going too far."

    bridgeon April 10, 2005   Link
  • +1
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    This song is basically saying that love makes you happier than any amount of money. Even a rich person can find it hard to find love and no amount of their money could buy true love.

    djhayes383on August 13, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Money can't buy luv....everybody should know that. I think it is pretty obvious!

    OzzyGurlyon July 08, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This is my favorite Beatles song! It's so true! Money can never buy love. So yea.

    punkrockgirl04on August 17, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    well if every one says it its true you cant buy love and its obvious its saying im not a damn whore

    ryanilano11on August 19, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    I don't think he's talking about being a whore at all, more innocent than that. He's just saying that he doesn't value riches, he'd take love any day.

    wrionon April 24, 2003   Link

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