We all get the wrong attention It's hard to get the one you really want I guess I should've learned my lesson But I can't ignore it and just move on Ba-dum ba-dum Everybody knows about it We're all searching for that someone else It'll get you when you least expect it 'Cause love is a word you just have to learn for yourself Oh oh oh Love is a word you just have to learn for yourself Oh oh oh Love is a word you just have to learn for yourself I think that someone failed to mention Nobody knows what they really want I like to picture a perfect ending But there's so much to learn right here at the start They say you'll know when it happens You'll feel something that you've never felt It'll hit you when you least expect it 'Cause love is a word you just have to learn for yourself Oh oh oh Love is a word you just have to learn for yourself Oh oh oh Love is a word you just have to learn for yourself So should I stop searching so I can stop hurting? Oh could I be the deserving other persons That shows me love? I know one day that I'll find That special someone else And I'll say love is a word I just had to learn for myself Oh myself Love is a word I just had to learn for myself Oh oh oh I just had to learn for myself Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Love is a word, you just have to learn for yourself