Lyrics

Make love not war we say

It's easy to recite

But it don't mean a damn

Unless we're gonna fight

But not with guns and knives

We've got to save the lives

Of every boy and girl

That grows up in this world

There's hunger everywhere

We've got to take a stand

Reach out for someone's hand

Love makes the world go round

It's easy to forget

If you don't hear the sound

Of pain and prejudice

Love makes the world go round

They think that love's a lie

But we can teach them how to try

Love means to understand

Reach out for someone's hand

'Cause everything you do

Comes back in time to you

We have to change our fate

Before it gets too late

There's hunger everywhere

We've got to take a stand

Reach out for someone's hand

Love makes the world go round

It's easy to forget

If you don't hear the sound

Of pain and prejudice

Love makes the world go round (we've got to take a stand)

Love makes the world go round

Love makes the world go round (if you don't hear the sound)

Love makes the world go round

Don't judge a man 'til you've been standin' in his shoes

You know that we're all so quick to look away

'Cause it's the easy thing to do

You know that what I say is true

Love

Love makes the world go round

Love makes the world go round

Love makes the world go round

Make love not war we say

It's easy to recite

But it don't mean a damn

Unless we're gonna fight

There's hunger everywhere

We've got to take a stand

Reach out for someone's hand

Love makes the world go round

It's easy to forget

If you don't hear the sound

Of pain and prejudice

Love makes the world go round (we've got to take a stand)

Love makes the world go round

Love makes the world go round (if you don't hear the sound)

Love makes the world go round

La la la la la la la

Credits

Written by Madonna and Patrick Leonard

Produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard

Keyboards by Patrick Leonard

Drum programming by Patrick Leonard and Steve Bray

Guitars by Paul Jackson Jr.

Percussion by Paulinho da Costa

Background vocals by Madonna, Siedah Garrett and Edie Lehmann

Album

True Blue

Song

This song was heard for the first time when performed by Madonna on the 1985 Live Aid benefit concert. She also sang Holiday and Into The Groove, but this was the first preview for the True Blue album.