Saying I love you
Is not the words I want to hear from you
It's not that I want you
Not to say it, but if you only knew
How easy it would be to show me how you feel
More than words is all you have to do to make it real
Then you wouldn't have to say that you love me
'Cause I'd already know

What would you do if my heart was torn in two?
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
What would you say if I took those words away?
Then you couldn't make things new
Just by saying I love you

La-di-da-la-di-da-dai-dai-dai
More than words
La-di-da-da-di-da

Now that I've tried to talk to you and make you understand
All you have to do is close your eyes
And just reach out your hands and touch me
Hold me close, don't ever let me go
More than words is all I ever needed you to show
Then you wouldn't have to say that you love me
'Cause I'd already know

What would you do if my heart was torn in two?
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
What would you say if I took those words away?
Then you couldn't make things new
Just by saying I love you

La-di-da-la-di-da-dai-dai-dai
More than words
La-di-da-da-di-da-dai-dai-dai
More than words
La-di-da-la-di-da-dai-dai-dai
More than words
La-di-da-la-di-da
La-da-da-da-da-da
More than words
More than words


Lyrics submitted by Idan, edited by Micobyte

More Than Words Lyrics as written by Nuno Bettencourt Gary F. Cherone

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    i think that it means you cant just say I love you and everything will be alright, you have to prove your love to someone and words can't do that by themselves. It's grabbing their hand when you can tell their nervous and telling them everythings all right, or just looking into their eyes without saying a word, letting your eyes do the talking,... but yeah I'm starting to get all cheesy so I'll stop now, but yeah great song.

    MissChuckleson September 06, 2002   Link

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