Isn't Just a Word

Hard enough without
A whip in my hand
To teach a boy
A lesson about love

The lesson I've had to learn
About love
Is that it wasn't meant for me

It's not a game
Like olly-olly-oxen-free
Climb a tree
Skin your knee

Isn't just a word
You read in a book
Better take another look
Never mind how long it took

Isn't just a word
You say to aim to please
Has to mean
What it is supposed to mean
It would be mean
To say it
Without it
Meaning
What it is supposed to mean