Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I never had a lot of spendin' money
I never had a lot of change to spare
But darlin', do you think I worry
Little darlin', do you think I care
There's a whole lot of things
In this restless world
That a whole lot of money can't buy
You can't get it from your pocketbook
And I'm gonna tell you why
Because it's precious
Your love is precious, child
Because it's precious
Your love is precious, child
All the different kinds of teas in China
All the shiny little gems so rare
Gold and silver and sparkling diamonds
Won't ever with your love compare
So take your cares and your troubles
And send them all away
And put them back where they all belong
Forget about them for a day
Because it's precious
Your love is precious, child
Because it's precious
Your love is precious, child
Because it's precious
(Precious thing)
Your love is precious, child
(Precious thing)
Because it's precious
(It's precious)
Your love is precious, child
(It's a precious thing)
A little of understanding
Is gonna change your heart and soul
It's gonna heal your broken spirit
So make love your special goal
Because it's precious
Your love is precious, child
Because it's precious
Your love is precious, child
I never had a lot of change to spare
But darlin', do you think I worry
Little darlin', do you think I care
There's a whole lot of things
In this restless world
That a whole lot of money can't buy
You can't get it from your pocketbook
And I'm gonna tell you why
Because it's precious
Your love is precious, child
Because it's precious
Your love is precious, child
All the different kinds of teas in China
All the shiny little gems so rare
Gold and silver and sparkling diamonds
Won't ever with your love compare
So take your cares and your troubles
And send them all away
And put them back where they all belong
Forget about them for a day
Because it's precious
Your love is precious, child
Because it's precious
Your love is precious, child
Because it's precious
(Precious thing)
Your love is precious, child
(Precious thing)
Because it's precious
(It's precious)
Your love is precious, child
(It's a precious thing)
A little of understanding
Is gonna change your heart and soul
It's gonna heal your broken spirit
So make love your special goal
Because it's precious
Your love is precious, child
Because it's precious
Your love is precious, child
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Precious [Bonus Track] Lyrics as written by Charlie Wilson Annie Lennox
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