Madonna

Released: June 30, 1986

Songwriter: Patrick Leonard Madonna

Producer: Patrick Leonard Madonna

[Verse 1]
"Make love, not war," we say
It's easy to recite
But it don't mean a damn
Unless we're going to 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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
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

Because everything you do
Comes back in time to you
We have to change our fate
Before it gets too late

[Chorus]
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
We've got to take a stand
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

[Bridge]
Don't judge a man until you've been standing 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

[Breakdown]
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Round
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 going to fight

[Chorus]
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

[Outro]
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With more than 300 million copies of her albums sold, Madonna is the most successful female artist of all time.

Her career as a singer, songwriter, producer and entertainer has spanned almost 40 years, with the release of 14 studio albums, making her impact on pop culture undeniable, inspiring almost every big female act to come up after her.

An activist for LGBT and women’s rights through almost all of her career, she has brought up several controversial topics to the pop music scene such as abortion, sexual freedom, female empowerment and the search for fame.

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