All You Get from Love Is a Love Song Carpenters

"All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" by the Carpenters, released in 1976, is a #Pop ballad that explores the bittersweet nature of love, emphasizing that love often leads to heartache despite its initial joys. The song features rich harmonies and melodic instrumentation. Its relatable themes resonate with listeners, cementing its place in pop culture.

Like sailing on a sailing ship to nowhere
Love took over my heart like an ocean breeze
As seagulls fly I knew that I was losing
Love was washed away with the drifting tide

Oh it's a dirty old shame
When all you get from love is a love song
It's got you laying up nights
Waiting for the music to start
It's such a dirty old shame
When you've got to take the blame for a love song
Because the best love songs
Are written with a broken heart

Now the tears in my eyes are ever blinding
The future that lies before me I cannot see
Although tomorrow I know the sun is rising
Lighting up the world for everyone but not for me

Oh it's a dirty old shame
When all you get from love is a love song
It's got you laying up nights
Waiting for the music to start
It's such a dirty old shame
When you've got to take the blame for a love song
Because the best love songs
Are written with a broken heart

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