Curtis Mayfield — Just a Little Bit of Love

[Verse 1] You hear me callin' Callin' brother, are you listening? We need to cool at night for our future For the little bitty boys and girls We need to take a time, come together Are you willing? So we can make it right for the people And everyone I love will come [Chorus] Just a little bit of love to make it right Just a little bit of time to cool at night Just a little bit of space to keep us tight We gotta come together We gotta come together [Verse 2] Everybody searchin' in confusion No solution We look inside ourselves for the answer But we really don't understand We all must be inclined To start sharing, to start caring And if the sun shines your way You will find love 'cause love is the only way [Chorus] Just a little bit of love to make it right Just a little bit of time to cool at night Just a little bit of space to keep us tight (Just a little bit, just a little bit of love) [Rap] Aye man, it seems so hopeful for blazin' my days And brother, let's begin a stress off my chest with some sex Can I get a little love for my peeps in the streets? But this killing for colors, aye man this shit gotta cease, peace Nothin', zero, zilch, amounts to what? Nothin' but you've gotta have somethin' 'Cause we're comin', comin' correct and together eternally And with that little bit of love, we may live forever See it's a time to live, there's a time to die But when the livin' gets rough, that's the time I realize I've gotta think twice using my ears to hear (L-O-V-E) Just love, just love, just love, just love [Chorus] Just a little bit of love to make it right Just a little bit of time to cool at night Just a little bit of space to keep us tight Just a little bit, just a little bit of love [Verse 3] Now look all around you Children dyin', people cryin', no, no But nobody seem to care 'Til it's their time, they really don't give a damn We've got to find a way to start loving To start giving, yeah But if we procrastinate and we blow it Then everybody'll go to hell [Chorus] Just a little bit of love to make it right Just a little bit of time to cool at night Just a little bit of space to keep us tight We gotta keep together We gotta keep together [Bridge] We don't need destruction (We don't need it) We don't need to care (No, no) We don't need corruption We just need to cheer (Just a little bit) We don't need attacking (No, no) We don't need the pain We don't need to cry down (We don't need it) We just need to change (Let me just a little bit) [Chorus] Just a little bit of love to make it right Just a little bit of time to cool at night Just a little bit of space to keep us tight [Outro] Love can, love can be Livin' life to see All my children free, ooh Just a little bit of love