we all wanna be loved we all want just a little respect we all wanna be loved tell me what s wrong with that a rainy monday afternoon there s a funk over the city everybody s movin to a different tune some are weak and some are strong and some are sittin pretty then there s others who are barely hangin on it s no easy situation people livin in their separate worlds but one thing that we ve got in common is we all wanna be loved we all want just a little respect we all wanna be loved tell me what s wrong with that i ve never heard a dying soul wish that he had taken more time on his portfolio i swear i ve never heard a mama say should ve never had that baby as a doctor holds her newborn on display it s the heavenly prescription a little bit will go a long long way just put yourself in their position don t now faith and hope are worth a mention but love is holding its position  love is a thing that we all claim and it is free love is a thing that we all claim and it is free it is free 1