I Need To Be In Love - The Carpenters The hardest thing I ve ever done Is keep believing There s someone in this crazy world For me The way that people come and go Through temporary lives My chance could come and I might never know I used to say No promises, Let s keep it simple But freedom only helps you say Good-bye It took a while for me to learn That nothin comes for free The price I ve paid is high enough for me I know I need to be in love I know I ve wasted too much time I know I ask perfection of A quite imperfect world And fool enough to think that s what I ll find So here I am with pockets full of good intentions But none of them will comfort me tonight I m wide awake at four a.m. Without a friend in sight Hanging on a hope but I m alright I know I need to be in love I know I ve wasted too much time I know I ask perfection of A quite imperfect world And fool enough to think that s what I ll find I know I need to be in love I know I ve wasted too much time I know I ask perfection of A quite imperfect world And fool enough to think that s what I ll find