You Need Love

You Need Love
Written by Dennis DeYoung
Lead vocals by James Young

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Bah bah bah bah bya ba ba dada
Bah bah bah bah bya ba ba dada
Bah bah bah bah bya ba ba dada
Bah bah bah bah bya ba ba dada da

Welcome my friends
To a place that may seem
Most disturbing
Quite unnerving

Lend me your dreams
And we'll add what we need
To be free
Terminally

We'll fly to a spot
Where I know there is not
Any sorrow
No tomorrow

People just laugh
'Cause they know how it feels
To have loved
And be loved

Don't you worry
Ain't no need to hurry
All you really need
Is love

Bah bah bah bah bah

Now you may say
Tell me more of this place
So inviting
And exciting

Here and above
Children love without doubt
And can be
They can be

Listen my friends
Carefully to direction
To get there
And you know where

Love is the place
Skewed to matter and space
For us all
For us all

Don't you worry
Ain't no need to hurry
All you really need
Is love, love, love

Interpretation

Presented as a dialog between a wise man and people seeking wisdom...

Welcome my friends to a place that may seem most disturbing, quite unnerving. Lend me your dreams, and we'll add what we need to be free, terminally.

The place that seems "most disturbing" and "unnerving" is a dark place in a person's heart, mind, and soul. The wise man is saying he knows what you need to reach your dreams and be free.

We'll fly to a spot where I know there is not any sorrow, no tomorrow. People just laugh 'cause they know how it feels to have loved and be loved.

He continues by describing the place as one with out sorrow or worry, just laughter because you feel and give love.

Now you may say, "Tell me more of this place so inviting and exciting. Here and above children love without doubt and can be...they can be."

This may sound good, so I'm sure you want to hear more. 

Listen my friends carefully to direction to get there, and you know where. Love is the place skewed to matter and space for us all. For us all!

There is only one way to get there.  Through love you can transcend any obstacles.

Don't you worry. Ain't no need to hurry. All you really need is love.

The places that the song is referring to are places in a person's heart, mind, and soul; and love is the only way to move from the bad places ("a place that may seem most disturbing, quite unnerving") to the good places ("").. Love is the ultimate destination.