Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland, Jr.
Recorded by The Supremes

I need love, love
To ease my mind
I need to find, find
Someone to call mine
But mama said:

"You can't hurry love.
No, you just have to wait "
She said, "Love don't come easy,
It's a game of give and take."

"You can't hurry love,
No, you just have to wait.
You got to trust, give it time,
No matter how long it takes."

But how many heartaches
Must I stand
Before I find a love
To let me live again
Right now the only thing
That keeps me hangin' on
When I feel my strength,
Yeah it's almost gone
I remember mama said:

"You can't hurry love.
No, you just have to wait."
She said, "Love don't come easy.
It's a game of give and take."

How long must I wait
How much more can I take
Before loneliness
Will cause my heart
Heart to break?

No I can't bear
To live my life alone
I grow impatient for a love
To call my own
But when I feel that I,
I can't go on
These precious words
Keep me hangin' on.
I remember mama said:

"You can't hurry love.
No, you just have to wait."
She said, "Love don't come easy,
It's a game of give and take."

No, love, love,
Don't come easy.
But I keep on waiting,
Anticipating,
For that soft voice
To talk to me at night,
For some tender arms
To hold me tight.

I keep waiting
I keep on waiting
But it ain't easy
It ain't easy
But mama said:

"You can't hurry love.
No, you just have to wait. "
She said to trust, give it time,
No matter how long it takes.

"You can't hurry love.
No, you just have to wait."
She said "Love don't come easy,
It's a game of give and take."