Don’t say love
If you don’t mean what you say
Don’t say love
And then turn me away

Don’t be playing a game
That you don’t know the meaning of
And if you can’t say forever
Don’t say love

On T.V. and in the movies
And in nearly every song
People say the words, “I love you”
‘Til the meaning’s nearly gone

If you’ve never felt the way
That only true love makes you feel
Then you still won’t understand it
And no words can make it real

Don’t say love
If you don’t mean what you say
Don’t say love
And then turn me away

Don’t be playing a game
That you don’t know the meaning of
And if you can’t say forever
Don’t say love

It’s all right to say you like me
Or I’m fun to be around
But don’t say love unless you mean it
‘Cause that really brings me down

This is not a one-time feeling
I’m not out for just a thrill
And I’ve got to know for certain
That your love for me is real

Don’t say love
If you don’t mean what you say
Don’t say love
And then turn me away

Don’t be playing a game
That you don’t know the meaning of
And if you can’t say forever
Don’t say love



J. Glaser /J. Payne © 1976 by Clancy Music, Inc. (BMI) All rights reserved. Used by permission..