Lyrics
I need a minute, can we get some time?
We both know we don't see eye to eye
I know it's hard on us when we disagree
But don't you think that you and me could take a chance?
And love somebody, somebody needs you
You could be the one to
Love somebody, take a chance and pass it on
You could be the one to love
Love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
I had a dream just the other day
With blinded eyes we let real love guide the way
Nobody felt we had to look the same or talk the game
We found true beauty and we weren't afraid to go ahead
And love somebody, somebody needs you
You could be the one to
Love somebody, take a chance and pass it on
You could be the one to
Love somebody, somebody needs you
You could be the one to love
Love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
If Mandisa ain't changed your mind
It oughta be flipped by the end of this rhyme
But she gave me eight to flow and translate
Recalibrate, end all debates
'Cause this bomb is about to drop, y'all
Diverse City just can't be stopped
So here we go, come, check the show
Come one, come all, come overflow with love
Yeah, love somebody, somebody needs you
You could be the one to
Love somebody, take a chance and pass it on
You could be the one to
Love somebody, somebody needs you
You could be the one to love
Love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
Go ahead and love somebody, somebody needs you
You could be the one to
Love somebody, take a chance and pass it on
You could be the one to love
Love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
Come on, if Mandisa ain't changed your mind
It oughta be flipped by the end of this rhyme
If Mandisa ain't changed your mind
It oughta be flipped by the end of this rhyme
If Mandisa ain't changed your mind
It oughta be flipped by the end of this rhyme
If Mandisa ain't changed your mind
It oughta be flipped by the end of this rhyme
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Meaning & Inspiration
Love Somebody treats love as a choice that can cross disagreement and social difference. The opening acknowledges conflict between people who do not see eye to eye, then asks whether compassion can take the place of distance. Its chorus turns that idea into an active call: someone has a need, and another person can respond by passing love onward. The repeated word love gives the song a communal, encouraging focus rather than presenting romance as its subject.
The second verse imagines a community in which outward appearance and manner of speech do not determine belonging. That picture fits the Christian command to love one another and the New Testament rejection of partiality. First John describes love as originating in God, while James warns against judging people by visible distinctions. The song does not develop those passages directly, but its appeal to cross divisions and care for someone in need is consistent with them. Its central message is practical: disagreement need not prevent a person from choosing generous action toward another.
Related Scripture
- John 13:34 Jesus commands His disciples to love one another.
- 1 John 4:7 The passage calls believers to love one another because love comes from God.
- James 2:1-4 James rejects partiality based on outward distinctions.