Lyrics Love Gives, Love Takes Away - Jimmy Ruffin

Love Gives, Love Takes Away

'Cause I know, I know
That love gives, and love takes away
Said a heart full of love can be so empty today
Listen, every man he wants to be
Thought of as strong
But he needs the love, just to help him, help him along
I said, sometimes he may stumble
But always a man who stand
If he has a love of his own, give him a helping hand
Listen, but if his love goes away, oh (If your love goes away)
He’ll learn what I did on that very day (He'll find out it goes away)
He’ll know that love gives, and love takes away
Said a heart full of love can be so empty today
Listen, when pain fills your heart
Where once there was joy
Then a full-grown man can be a small, crying boy
Listen, once love showed me sunshine
And guided my way
To the girl that I needed, you know I found her one happy day
Then just for a moment, love made me feel good
Then I stood tall and smiling, just the way a big man should
Listen, but one day I found that my girl had gone, oh baby (I found out she had
gone)
And now my heart is sadder than the words that tell this song
It’s saying that love gives, oh yeah, and love takes away
A heart full of love can be so empty today
Said when pain fills your heart
Where once there was joy
Then a full-grown man can be a small, crying boy
Listen, now all I do is wonder
I’m hoping for the day
That love will give me one more chance to come on back my way
And now, all I do is wait, oh yeah (All I do is wait)
Hoping love will find me and praying not too late
And knowing that love gives, it gives, it gives, yes it does (Love takes away)
A heart full of love can be so empty today
Said when pain (Pain fills your heart)
Oh, baby (Where once there was joy)
Then a full-grown man can be a small, crying boy
Love gave me joy (Love gives)
And it took it away (Love takes away)
Love gave me sunshine, baby
And it darkened all of my days
And I know that love…