The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Good morn or evening friends
Here's your friendly announcer
I have serious news to pass on to everybody
What I'm about to say
Could mean the world's disaster
Could change your joy and laughter to tears and pain
It's that
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Hate's goin' round
Breaking many hearts
Stop it please
Before it's gone too far
The force of evil plans
To make you it's possession
And it will if we let it
Destroy everybody
We all must take
Precautionary measures
If love and please you treasure
Then you'll hear me when I say
Oh that
Love's in need of love today
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
Hate's goin' round
Hate's goin' round
Breaking many hearts
Breaking hearts
Stop it please
Stop it please
Before it's gone too far
Gone too far
People you know that
Love's in need of love today
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
You know that hate's
Hate's
Hate's goin' round
Goin' round
Breaking many hearts
Breaking hearts
Stop stop it please
Before it's gone too far
Gone too far
It's up to you cause
Love's in need of love today
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
You know that hate's
Hate's
Hate's goin' round
Goin' round
Hate's tried to break my heart many times
Breaking hearts
Don't you've got to stop it please
Stop it please
Before before before
Gone too far
Love's in need of love today
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
You know that hate's goin' around
Hate's goin'
Hate's going around hate's going around
Round break
And it tried to break up many hearts
Breaking hearts stop
You've got to I've got to they've got to
It please
We've got to they've got to we've got to
Gone
Stop it before it's gone too far
Too far
Love's love's in need of love
Love's in need of love
Did you ever think that love would be in need of love today
Today don't
Don't delay
Delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
Hate's hate's
Hate's goin' round
Bring it down a little love is very peaceful
So bring it down a little
Stop it please
Gone too far
Love's in need
Of love today
Don't delay
Right away
Love's in need
Of love today
Don't delay
Right away
Hate's goin round
Breaking hearts
Well, please stop it
Love's in need
Of love today
Don't delay
Right away
Just give the world love.
Here's your friendly announcer
I have serious news to pass on to everybody
What I'm about to say
Could mean the world's disaster
Could change your joy and laughter to tears and pain
It's that
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Hate's goin' round
Breaking many hearts
Stop it please
Before it's gone too far
The force of evil plans
To make you it's possession
And it will if we let it
Destroy everybody
We all must take
Precautionary measures
If love and please you treasure
Then you'll hear me when I say
Oh that
Love's in need of love today
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
Hate's goin' round
Hate's goin' round
Breaking many hearts
Breaking hearts
Stop it please
Stop it please
Before it's gone too far
Gone too far
People you know that
Love's in need of love today
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
You know that hate's
Hate's
Hate's goin' round
Goin' round
Breaking many hearts
Breaking hearts
Stop stop it please
Before it's gone too far
Gone too far
It's up to you cause
Love's in need of love today
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
You know that hate's
Hate's
Hate's goin' round
Goin' round
Hate's tried to break my heart many times
Breaking hearts
Don't you've got to stop it please
Stop it please
Before before before
Gone too far
Love's in need of love today
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
You know that hate's goin' around
Hate's goin'
Hate's going around hate's going around
Round break
And it tried to break up many hearts
Breaking hearts stop
You've got to I've got to they've got to
It please
We've got to they've got to we've got to
Gone
Stop it before it's gone too far
Too far
Love's love's in need of love
Love's in need of love
Did you ever think that love would be in need of love today
Today don't
Don't delay
Delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
Hate's hate's
Hate's goin' round
Bring it down a little love is very peaceful
So bring it down a little
Stop it please
Gone too far
Love's in need
Of love today
Don't delay
Right away
Love's in need
Of love today
Don't delay
Right away
Hate's goin round
Breaking hearts
Well, please stop it
Love's in need
Of love today
Don't delay
Right away
Just give the world love.
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Love's in Need of Love Today Lyrics as written by Stevie Wonder
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