Ballard Love is to belong It's a theme in the verse of a song It's a word in a rhyme It's a line in the news It's a game that you win or you lose Love is in the smile that you wear All the while you're in love It's to care and to share in the pain Be resigned when you find that your love is in vain Love, love, love, love is a game That you win or you lose Love, love, love, love is a game Love is to forgive, is to trust It's for real, it's to live It's to care and to share in the pain Be resigned when you find that your love is in vain Love is in the smile that you wear All the while you're in love It's a word in a rhyme It's a line in the news