I'll tell you what love is, oh yeah
And this is no lie
Love is a five -letter word
Yes it is
The single
M -O -N -E -Y
Love without finance
Oh yeah
It's like a shirt without a tie
That's what it is
Love is a five -letter word
Don't know, it's simply
M -O -N -E -Y
You can't live on kisses, oh no
Nor a warm embrace, oh no
In case your charm misses
You gotta have cash to take its place
Oh, sweet talk comes easy, oh yeah,
but sometimes it'll get you by.
Love is a five -letter word,
everybody knows it, it's simply
M -O -N -E -Y.
It's one more thing now,
let the poets write of love.
It sounds good, I can't deny
Let them write about
the stars up above
Let them write about
the moon up in the sky
But I know what's happening,
oh yeah
Without it you haven't got a thing
But if you've got some money, honey
Let me tell you what you can do, baby
You can live just like a king
Oh, oh
You can live on kisses
Oh, no
No warm embrace for you
In case your child misses,
you gotta have cash to take its place
Oh, sweet talk comes easy,
yes it does
Sometimes it'll get you by
But love is a five -letter word,
don't you know
It's simply
M -O -N -E -Y
I need love, but I need
money,
oh yeah, I need money
Love is a many splendid things,
but money is more, baby
Oh yeah, oh yeah