Love Is A Thing

I need love
Eu preciso de amor
that's what my portuguese professor told me today
i don't think he meant it, though
because he's got a wife
and he seems pretty happy, you know
but who knows
maybe he does need love

love is a thing
that gets inside of your brain
and it makes you wanna shout
yeah it makes you wanna sing
love, you see
it's just this thing

i saw this kids in the hall sketch the other day
and the guy
i think it was kevin mcdonald, but i can't be sure
whoever he was
the guy, told his girlfriend or date or whatever
he told her, "i love you from the top of every mountain
to the tip of every toe"
i thought that was a nice way to love somebody
i hope i love somebody like that some day

love is a thing
that gets inside of your brain
and it makes you wanna shout
yeah it makes you wanna sing
love, you see
it's just this thing

just today
this morning i was
listening to half japanese
and jad fair, he was singing about this girl
about how she was an angel
and how she made him happy
because she was his
and i thought
what a great way to feel
i want to feel that way
but i didn't feel sad about it
no
i felt happy
because who can be sad when jad fair is happy
really, now

love is a thing
that gets inside of your brain
and it makes you wanna shout
yeah it makes you wanna sing
love, you see
it's just this thing