The neon lights of a movie marquee Says the show today is Love Is Free And inside a boy and a girl on a date Their folks are gone away they're gonna stay out late A little later on in a lover's lane They park in the dark with their hearts in flames He says oh baby go along with me I need you so and love is free
In a simple little room in a Chatanooga home For girls that need a friend and are all alone She waits for a letter that never comes From a boy that won't admit what he's done She had to leave school cause she couldn't stand the shame Her daddy said she ruined the family name Her mama cries herself to sleep at night That's no way to start a young girl's life
Love isn't free no it ain't free No matter what they say somebody has to pay for love
In an orphanage home a sad little girl Six years old and all alone in the world She knows by now what they never say That she once had a mom but she gave her away People come to visit but don't choose Marie She cries at the door nobody loves me And somewhere a boy doesn't care at all That her tear at night stains her little rag doll
Love isn't free no it ain't free No matter what they say somebody has to pay for love No matter what they say look who's paying for love
