AJR

Songwriter: Holland-Dozier-Holland

I need love, love
To ease my mind
I need to find, find
Someone to call mine
My mama said, "you can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait"
She said, "love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take"
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
You gotta just give it time
No matter how long it takes
But how many heartaches must I stand
Before I find a love to let me live again
Right now the only thing that keeps me hanging on
When I feel my strength, yeah, it's almost gone
I remember mama said, "you can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait"
She said, "love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take"
How long must I wait
How much more can I take
Until loneliness
Can cause my whole heart to break
No, I can't bear to live my life alone
I grow impatient for the one to call my own
But when I feel that I, I can't go on
These precious words keep me hanging on
I remember mama said, "you can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait"
She said, "love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take"
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
You gotta just give it time
No matter how long it takes
But wait
No love, love don't come easy
But I keep on waiting
Anticipating for that soft voice
To talk to me at night
For some tender arms
To hold me tight
I keep waiting
(no) You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said "love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take"
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
You gotta just give it time
No matter how long it takes
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said "love don't come easy" (love don't come easy)
How long must I wait
How much more can I take (more can I take)
Before loneliness
Can cause my whole heart to break
Just wait

The indie-pop band AJR—three brothers born and raised in New York City—achieved a startlingly quick level of success with 2013 track “I’m Ready", a buoyant electro-pop smash that was featured in the trailer for Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck and became certified US Platinum in 2015.

Adam Met (bass/vocals), is the oldest brother, a Columbia University graduate. Ryan Met (ukulele/piano/vocals), a bespectacled ‘94 kid is the band’s main songwriter, also having co-written Andy Grammer hits “Back Home” and the certified gold “Good To Be Alive”. Jack Met (vocals/guitar), is the lead vocalist who splits time between the band and attending Columbia.

AJR began in 2005, busking on the streets and in the parks of New York. Raised on vinyls from the 50s and 60s, AJR was initially inspired by the likes of The Beach Boys and Frankie Valli, but the original sound they’ve now created resembles a modern mix of those classic sounds, with flavors of Imagine Dragons, fun., and hip-hop production elements pointing towards Kanye West.

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