Oh love can be a messy thing Make you want to kick and scream Oh love will put you to the test Oh you can't swim and not get wet. So dive on in, take the plunge If it storms ride out the flood Love is more than diamond rings Love can be a messy thing. Oh love can be a messy thing Like the muddy season in the spring Hey put on your boots, roll up your sleeves Hey you gotta work your garden like Adam & Eve. Oh love will make you work & sweat And love will never let you rest Love is not some lazy bum Pays it dues when the day is done. Love stands on its own two feet Stumbles up and down the street Scrapes and bruises on its knees Oh love can be a messy thing. Oh so if you feel that its all too much Have a little trust that the best is yet to come Just don't let your heart get so set That love will never be a mess. Oh love is not some paint-by-numbers scheme It's more like finger paints I think Yeah it slips and slides right off the page Like wet mascara down a face. Oh love is not a valentines Leaves us black & blue sometimes But love's not mean it's just the truth It only wants what's best for you. Love stands on its own two feet Stumbles up and down the street Scrapes and bruises on its knees Oh love can be a messy thing. Love stands on its own two feet Stumbles up and down the street Scrapes and bruises on its knees Oh love can be a messy thing.