Tonight I find it hard to sleep

Each sound and squeak I hear

Keeps me staring at the ceiling

Oh it's dark as night outside

And I can't stand

The quiet that it brings me

And I got too much on my mind

I think it's time to take a drive

And leave it all behind

I've got a song that's halfway there

I think it needs the ocean air

I'm gonna grab my guitar

And get in my car

Oh, I need some understanding

I need a little love

Gonna speed down to the Oceanside

In a race with the stars above

With my guitar in hand

And toes touching the sand

I can see the sun is coming in

Colors fill and crack the sky

With purple, silver, and golden light

Join the day from night

On the shoreline a fisherman

With the bait on his line and the rod in his hand

Is ready to greet the day

He turns around to notice me

And the two of us are patiently

Waiting for the sun's rays

Oh, I just need some understanding

And a little love

And somehow I am thinking now

I can get what i've been dreaming of

But this fisherman is closing in

I think he could be crazy

He says,

"Would you ride with me''

'Oh, I could use the company'

'I got a fish to catch and you have got a song to sing"

His eyes were anchors as the boat would sway

What would you like to say'

You have my attention

I see you came out here to write your song

But you don't have too long

So show me what you're workin' with

I'd like to give you just a little somethin'

And you may think it's nothing on first listen

In the time it takes for you to make love

You can break love

Waste love

And throw it all away

But all you need is faith

And hope will bring a brighter day

And every time that you love

Let it lift someone else up

If someone tries to burn you

Give him your hand and turn and pick him up

When he's all alone

Now if you find yourself getting frustrated

Try not to get too jaded or

You could go insane, like me

I tell you man you must be crazy

Or am I always lazy when it comes to love'

With every failure and turning tide

I toss the boomerang

But it never comes back to me

So have some faith you see

And hope will find its way

Well I doubt what you're sure of

And it seems to me the greatest of things is love

But it's so hard to love, love

We were sitting on his boat

Our backs to each other

He was giving me a little time

And all that he said

Was heard in my head

Wonderin' how to leave the selfishness behind

All that I could say

Is that it's so hard to love!

The way that you want me to

I stepped off the boat and thanked the man

Not sure what I was thankful for

When I turned back around to see him again

He was already gone

Walking back from the water to my guitar

That's when the light came on

I knew what he was talking 'bout

I know how to finish my song

Oh, I just need some understanding,

I need a little love

And I want to sing this song to somebody

Who does what they're made of'

Oh, we need some understanding

We all need love!