If You Can't Love Yourself

I’ve moved seven times in the last five years
It’s time to stop- can’t we just stay here?
I need a couple of friends and a hiding place
I need to be somewhere where people know my face
Sometimes my parents say we gotta move
‘Cause we hear gun shots in the afternoon
Let’s stop the violence — it just ain’t cool
We gotta love one another -- that’s the golden rule
I want to sing about how I love my family and friends
But I gotta love myself or I can’t love them
That’s what this song is talking about
Without love in your heart you can’t give it out
I often wonder why we can’t get along
Why the first thing we reach for’s a gun not a song
No one’s right y’all if no one’s left
Violence is a crazy way to get respect
I want to sing about how I love my family and friends
But I gotta love myself or I can’t love them
That’s what this song is talking about
Without love in your heart you can’t give it out
I want to sing about how I love my family and friends
But I gotta love myself or I can’t love them
That’s what this song is talking about
Without love in your heart you can’t give it out