And I Love You

This song is so sweet and yet very simple. It's about a man who was very lonely- until he meets this person. It talks about how he knows the harder things in life, but it also gives a message of hope <I guess they understand How lonely life has been But life began again The day you took my hand > It's saying that there is always a chance to improve life, and the importance love can have to a person. I like this song a lot, it's one of Don Mclean's better songs : )

One of my favorite songs.

my favorite song.. but perry como is way better..just makes me melt.. . listening to don mclean doing this makes me sad..

I think the pivotal line in this song is "the night won't set me free" I think that this describes an alcoholic or a chronic abuser of heroin, maybe, and they used to be able to live in this very well-defined state of comfortable unhappiness. They worked a shit job, but the night allowed them freedom, their drugs and their lifestyle. But when these resources proved to be enemies rather than friends, this person was forced to reconsider where they placed their faith, and right at the right time, they discovered somebody much like them, who was also searching. It's a song based on destiny, the polar opposite of the song "Dreidle" which is based on chance.