Look at this face I know the years are showing
Look at this life I still don't know where it's going

I don't know much but I know I love you
That may be all I need to know

Look at these eyes they never seen what matters
Look at these dreams so beaten and so battered

I don't know much but I know I love you
That may be all I need to know

So many questions still left unanswered
So much I've never broken through
And when I feel you near me,sometimes I see so clearly
That only truth I'll never know is me and you

Look at this man so blessed with inspiration
Look at this soul still searching for salvation

I don't know much but I know I love you
That may be all I need to know

I don't know much but I know I love you
That may be all I need to know

I don't know much but I know I love you
That may be all there is to know


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Don't Know Much Lyrics as written by Cynthia Weil Barry Mann

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    This song makes me want to cry, but a good kind of cry, happy cry, wow, its just well writen :)

    the_devine_childon May 28, 2002   Link
  • +1
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    am i the only one here thinkin this song is hysterically funny? yeah well i guess its because i heard Turk's impression of Aaron Neville....

    -Ziggy-on September 20, 2007   Link
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    I'm a huge fan of Aaron. He's who I listen to when I am happy His songs are very uplifting. I like a lot of folk and blues Bob Dylan things like that But a lot of that stuff is about unrequited love Sadness, (it's called "the blues" for that very reason) But when I want to listen to a voice of joy and gladness Nobody can beat Aaron Neville. That beautiful, completely unique sound.

    TheThornBirdson February 21, 2009   Link
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    I thought this song was pretty straightforward all my life but now realized it's true meaning. It's not about 2 people in love above everything. It's about one's love for God.

    Truth2015on January 29, 2018   Link
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    This a simple declaration of love, remind me to my friend Wayan who's in love with his girl friend Zizah for about 8 years before finally they're decided to get married. He is a simple man and he gives Zizah a simple thing named "Love"

    kembangon March 20, 2002   Link
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    This is one of the most beautiful songs. It sums up love better than any other. There's alot in life that we may not know, but if you know you love someone, what else is there to know? The rest will take care of itself.

    DixieGirl1852on July 12, 2002   Link
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    beautiful song... so self explanatory... if you kno you love someone there is nothing else to kno... and everything else just falls into place

    lilcutie8806on January 11, 2008   Link
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    As the song explains life keeps rolling on. The singer doesn’t know what’s in store for them but knows of only one thing. The love they have for the other is immeasurable. That’s all the really need to know is that everything’s going to be alright if they have that special one in their life.

    Alwaysforever2on June 16, 2020   Link
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    It is representing an elderly couple, each in fear of losing each other, reminiscing about their lives together while telling each other that the most important thing of all is their love for one another.

    sam1061356on December 09, 2022   Link
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    Loving so much and trying by all means to show it ❤️.......touches me .

    Nicamo85on May 28, 2023   Link

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