Now You Want To Be Loved

Now you want to be loved,

Yet you want to be free.

Your world is full of dreams,

Of what you hoped would be.

You would never be lost

And where love was concerned,

Your rivers would be crossed

And bridges could be burned.

It was great to be free

All the world to explore

And you would hold the key,

To open any door.

Now you want to be loved,

There's no peace in your mind,

For suddenly you grow

And suddenly you find

That the world is not a dream

And this you have to learn

A very precious love,

Is something you must earn.

Is your heart still as sure,

As it was in your dream?

Are you thoughts still as pure

And not what they may seem?

Were you always the same,

Taking others for fools?

Are you playing a game

And making up the rules?

Do you cherish your love,

Or regret with a sigh?

Will you laugh at the world

As each day passes by?

Now you want to be loved,

Yet you want to be free,

But love is not a game

This can never be.

You're sincere you believe,

To yourself you are true,

But what can you achieve

When miracles are few?

Comes a time you awake

To the way you must live,

For those who love to take,

Sometimes have got to give.

If you want to be loved,

You can never be free,

So face up to the truth

And someday you may see

If you open your heart

And your heart can be true,

As you want to be loved,

Your love will come to you.