Love To Be Loved

So, you know how people are When it's all gone much too far The way their minds are made Still, there's something you should know That I could not let show That fear of letting go And in this moment, I need to be needed With this darkness all around me, I like to be liked In this emptiness and fear, I want to be wanted Cause I love to be loved I love to be loved [Repeat x2] Yes, I love to be loved I cry the way that babies cry The way they can't deny The way they feel Words, they climb all over you 'Til they uncover you From where you hide And in this moment, I need to be needed When my self-esteem is sinking, I like to be liked In this emptiness and fear, I want to be wanted Cause I love to be loved I love to be loved [Repeat x2] Oh I love to be loved This old familiar craving I've been here before, this way of behaving Don't know who the hell I'm saving anymore Let it pass let it go let it leave From the deepest place I grieve This time I believe And I let go [Repeat x2] I can let go of it Though it takes all the strength in me And all the world can see I'm losing such a central part of me I can let go of it You know I mean it You know that I mean it I recognize how much I've lost But I cannot face the cost Cause I love to be loved Yes I love to be loved I love to be loved [Repeat x3] I love to be loved I love to be loved Yes I love to be loved --- Love to Be Loved - Peter Gabriel