No New Year's Day to celebrate
No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away
No first of spring, no song to sing
In fact, here's just another ordinary day

No April rain
No flowers bloom
No wedding Saturday within the month of June
But what it is, is something true
Made up of these three words that I must say to you

I just called to say, I love you
I just called to say, how much I care
I just called to say, I love you
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart

No summer's high
No warm July
No harvest moon to light one tender August night
No autumn breeze
No falling leaves
Not even time for birds to fly to southern skies

No Libra sun
No Halloween
No giving thanks to all the Christmas joy you bring
But what it is, though old so new
To fill your heart like no three words could ever do

I just called to say, I love you
I just called to say, how much I care, I do
I just called to say, I love you
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart

I just called to say, I love you
I just called to say, how much I care, I do
I just called to say, I love you
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart, of my heart, of my heart

I just called to say, I love you
I just called to say, how much I care, I do
I just called to say, I love you
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart, of my heart, of my heart


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I Just Called to Say I Love You Lyrics as written by Stevie Wonder

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    I can't believe there are no comments for this. I love this song.

    angelica_gon June 21, 2003   Link
  • +1
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    it shows how big the meaning of "I Love You" as compared with other big events etc.

    BeaNoraon June 30, 2003   Link
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    one of my favorite songs of all time . such a beautiful song . i played this for two friends once .

    NIKKIEon May 17, 2004   Link
  • +1
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    Stevie's songs are all so great... im definitly gonna leave this song on my girl friends answering machine, when i get one...

    MSK941on June 16, 2004   Link
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    im actually a metal man, but i think that this song is one of the best of all time. not only stevie's great voice, but the lyrics are great as well.

    infanticideon November 17, 2004   Link
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    It's great.

    kmk_natashaon January 03, 2006   Link
  • +1
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    The very first Stevie Wonder song I've heard!

    311rhcpon April 11, 2006   Link
  • +1
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    I love the part where it says "No Harvest Moon To Light One Tender Augest Night!"

    SantaMonica_101on September 03, 2006   Link
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    I listen to this song day in and day out just because it has this happy and sad feeling to it....atleast thats how it seems to me....however....I cannot relate to this song because I never had a girlfriend....but still I end up breaking down in tears from time to time when I listen to this song

    hassanbigbosson February 16, 2007   Link
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    i just commented to say i love this song...

    shopaon May 27, 2007   Link

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