Yeah, yeah, yeah

To get stones from a rock, you've got to break it

Yeah, yeah, yeah

To get bread from dough, you've got to bake it

Yeah, yeah, yeah

To get water from a faucet, you've got to turn it

And if you want my love, if you want my love

You've got to earn it, earn it, earn it, earn it

Yeah, yeah, yeah

To get fire from a match, you've got to strike it

Strike it, strike it, strike it, strike it

To get the feeling from a kiss, you've got to like it

Like it, like it, like it, like it

To get ashes from wood, you've got to burn it

And if you want my love, if you want my love

You've got to earn it, earn it, earn it, earn it

You've got to treat me kind, all the time

Throw the other guys right out of your mind

Yeah, yeah

Now listen

To make broken things work, you've got to fix them

Fix them, fix them, fix them, fix them

To make two things one, you've got to mix them

Mix them, mix them, mix them, mix them

To get butter from milk, you've got to churn it

And if you want my love, if you want my love

You've got to earn it, earn it, earn it, earn it

If you deserve it you can get it

I'll be glad to see you with it

Just show me that you love me

And that you're thinking of me

You can get it in a hurry