How can I tell you
That I love you
I love you
But I can't think of right words to say

I long to tell you
That I'm always thinking of you
I'm always thinking of you
But my words just blow away
Just blow away

It always ends up to one thing, honey
And I can't think of right words to say

Wherever I am girl
I'm always walking with you
I'm always walking with you
But I look and you're not there

Whoever I'm with
I'm always, always talking to you
I'm always talking to you
And I'm sad that you can't hear
Sad that you can't hear

It always ends up to one thing, honey
When I look and you're not there

I need to know you
Need to feel my arms around you
Feel my arms around you
Like a sea around a shore

Each night and day I pray
In hope that I might find you
In hope that I might find you
Because heart's can do no more
Can do no more

It always ends up to one thing, honey
Still I kneel upon the floor

How can I tell you
That I love you
I love you
But I can't think of right words to say

I long to tell you
That I'm always thinking of you
I'm always thinking of you

It always ends up to one thing, honey
And I can't think of right words to say


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    The beauty about music is that what a song means to one person, is personal and unique to them. I see people trying to be all logical about songs on here and it's funny. "No, this song shouldn't make you feel that". This particular song makes me happy and sad. It makes me think about how lucky the person is for whom this song was written. Drawing from personal experience, it makes me think of a relationship once desired, once enjoyed, once destructive, once lost, once longed for and now, just gone. There is not much left other than vague memories, at one time tainted with anger and disappointment, and now tainted only with indifference. The beauty about this song is that it reminds me of what love is, how it feels, and it captures the pleasure and the pain of the experience. Also, the beauty of love is having someone, something to believe in. This song makes me want to be in love again!

    csismysoulmateon June 28, 2012   Link

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