If you wanna brighten up things all around you, yeah Listen up, here's what you must do, yeah Put a lot of love in your heart So that you can help someone make it through, yeah You're gonna have to reach out your hand And give your love to your fellowman It'll be enough when everything's done So freely give it to everyone, yeah yeah 'Cause that's the only way to love From your heart, just give it up Do it just like God above 'Cause that's the only way to love, yeah Love is patient and love is kind, yeah And it doesn't seek it so many times More than the words in this simple song Cover a multitude of wrongs, yeah Greater love you'll know in the end, yeah It will lay down it's own life for a friend It will stand there even though it's own tears It will be there after all the smoke clears, yeah 'Cause that's the only way to love From your heart, just give it up Do it just like God above 'Cause that's the only way to love, yeah Everybody sing with me 'Cause that's the only way to love From your heart, just give it up Do it just like God above That's the way that we should love, yeah From your heart Give all you've got Reach down real low Bring it on top Give to your fellowman Reach out your hand That's the only way That's the only way Remember God So long ago That he gave That he gave His only son Oh, he gave That's the only way You gotta give today 'Cause that's the only way to love 'Cause that's the only way to love Do it just like God above 'Cause that's the only way to love Flip the beat right here and say, "Hum" I say, "Hum" Flip the beat right here and say, "Hum" I say, "Hum" Flip the beat right here