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Artist/Band: The Staple Singers
Lyrics for Song: You've Got To Earn It
Lyrics for Album: Other Songs - The Staple Singers



(Yeah, yeah, yeah)



To get stones from a rock, you've got to break it

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

To get bread from dough, you've got to bake it

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)



To get water from a faucet, you've got to turn it

And if you want my love, if you want my love

You've got to earn it (Earn it, earn it, earn it)



(Yeah, yeah, yeah)



To get fire from a match, you've got to strike it

(Strike it, strike it, strike it, strike it)

To get the feeling from a kiss, you've got to like it

(Like it, like it, like it, like it)



To get ashes from wood, you've got to burn it

And if you want my love, if you want my love

You've got to earn it(Earn it, earn it, earn it)



You've got to treat me kind, all the time

Throw the other guys right out of your mind.

(Yeah,yeah)



Now listen



To make broken things work, you've got to fix them

(Fix them, fix them, fix them, fix them)

To make two things one, you've got to mix them

(Mix them, mix them, mix them, mix them)



To get butter from milk, you've got to chum it

And if you want my love, if you want my love

You've got to earn it(Earn it, earn it, earn it)



If you deserve it you can get it

I'll be glad to see you with it

Just show me that you love me

And that you're thinking of me

You can get it in a


Album Lyrics: Other Songs - The Staple Singers


The Staple Singers
"Other Songs - The Staple Singers"


1. Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)
2. My Main Man
3. Old Time Religion
4. This Train
5. Touch A Hand Make A Friend
6. You're Gonna Make Me Cry
7. You've Got To Earn It