You say you don't know what you want to be You can't afford a third degree And now you're nearly twenty three And your daddy wants to know What you're doing with your life Well, tell him it'll always be worthwhile For when I feel wrong, you make me strong All you need to do is say I love you anyway A few little words and I am good for another day And then I'll tell myself maybe next time I'll make a change All you need to do is say I love you anyway And I'm back again (Open up your heart, sing) I love you (It's a cure for everything) I love you I'm back again (Doesn't matter where you've been) I love you All you need to do is say I love you anyway Crazy morning, freak out, warning Boozy winters, firewood, splinters Morning after another disaster I'm looking at the mess and baby, I feel so ashamed All you need to do is say I love you anyway Oh, all you need to do is say I love you anyway And I'm back again (Open up your heart, sing) I love you (It's a cure for everything) I love you I'm back again (Doesn't matter where you've been) I love you (Baby, you can only win) I love you (Open up your heart, sing) I love you All you need to do is say, I love you anyway Greedy sometimes, pushy and unkind But when I do wrong, you smile, it's gone Da-da-da-dum-da-da Da-da-da-dum-da-da All you need to do is say, I love you anyway, yeah Ooh