[Rachael Price, Vilray, Rachael & Vilray]People long to find true loveThey're searching every dayThey wonder at the mystery ofThe fire that never burns away"Perhaps" they say, "the spark that sets itSprings from the things lovers like"On your first date, I advocateThat you focus on all the many things you both hateHate isThe basisOf loveDespisingIs the wise thingFor seeing if you see things eye to eyeImagine hating raisinsAnd now everything has raisins'Cause you fеll for a raisin-crazy foolAnd in your shared apartmentTherе lives a purple carpet'Cause guess what? Mr. Raisin loves that tooAnd every hat he wears is apt to irritate'Cause every hat he owns is a hat you hateIf only you'd been straighterSaid, “Honey, I'm a haterIf you wanna know what floats my boatThen ask what gets my goat”'Cause hate isThe basis of love[Piano Solo]Hate is the basisHate is the basisOf loveDetesting's the best thingDetesting's the best thingFor knowing if you're going all the wayOh baby I hate touristsThe smug, the wrong, the puristsMushrooms, melons, licorice as wellBut when I come back home I'm safe from all of them'Cause my sweetheart wants even less to do with themShe pets me and she praisesShe scratches every itchBut when she wants to win my heartShe listens while I bitch'Cause hate isThe basisHate is the basisHate is the basisHate is the basisOf love
