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Perhaps love is like a resting place
A shelter from the storm
It exists to give you comfort
It is there to keep you warm
And in those times of trouble
When you are most alone
The memory of love will bring you home
Perhaps love is like a window
Perhaps an open door
It invites you to come closer
It wants to show you more
And even if you lose yourself
And don't know what to do
The memory of love will see you through
Oh love to some is like a cloud
To some as strong as steel
For some a way of living
For some a way to feel
And some say love is holding on
And some say letting go
And some say love is everything
Some say they don't know
Perhaps love is like the ocean
Full of conflict full of pain
Like a fire when it's cold outside
Thunder when it rains
If I should live forever
And all my dreams come true
My memories of love will be of you
A shelter from the storm
It exists to give you comfort
It is there to keep you warm
And in those times of trouble
When you are most alone
The memory of love will bring you home
Perhaps an open door
It invites you to come closer
It wants to show you more
And even if you lose yourself
And don't know what to do
The memory of love will see you through
To some as strong as steel
For some a way of living
For some a way to feel
And some say love is holding on
And some say letting go
And some say love is everything
Some say they don't know
Full of conflict full of pain
Like a fire when it's cold outside
Thunder when it rains
If I should live forever
And all my dreams come true
My memories of love will be of you
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It makes me sad....knowing that I had no love in my life.
@bear_hug20 Just see a comment from 16 years ago. I hope you found it or perhaps it found you.
@bear_hug20 Just see a comment from 16 years ago. I hope you found it or perhaps it found you.
this is the most beautiful song in the world. if it was impossible to describe something as elusive as love, john denver really hit the nail.
great song
I love this song. It makes me think of my parents' love for me..especially the parts of "and in those times of trouble" and "even if you lose yourslef".
Incredibly beautiful song. It's even better when he sings it with the male opera singer (whose name escapes me at the moment but it begin with "P," I believe). It's a song about love and memories and how memories are comforting. No matter how sh*tty a day or week or month can be, our good memories bring us back to happier times and have a way of keeping us warm and safe. This special song went so unnoticed...
Placido Domingo....his name just came to me. The duet is lovely.
Placido Domingo....his name just came to me. The duet is lovely.
I heard an interview saying this was a B-side. A DJ in Philadelphia played it by mistake and was flooded with calls. Nobody thought a duet with an opera star like Placido Domingo would be popular. enough to get airplay. They were wrong. If I'm wrong on this, please correct me. Beautiful song.
Though these comparisons are very meaningful and deep, Denver goes at great lengths to explain why he compares them to love. For example, John Denver compares the ocean to love because it is “full of conflict” and “full of change.” Though he explains most comparisons, he leaves some open for interpretation. “Like a fire when it’s cold outside” shows that love keeps us warm, and always has a place in our hearts. Denver also compares love to a resting place, a shelter from the storm. He shows in his music that in the endless moving stream of life, we need to find a break; in love, music, and nature. Those three principles are what all of his songs rely on.
Though these comparisons are very meaningful and deep, Denver goes at great lengths to explain why he compares them to love. For example, John Denver compares the ocean to love because it is “full of conflict” and “full of change.” Though he explains most comparisons, he leaves some open for interpretation. “Like a fire when it’s cold outside” shows that love keeps us warm, and always has a place in our hearts. Denver also compares love to a resting place, a shelter from the storm. He shows in his music that in the endless moving stream of life, we need to find a break; in love, music, and nature. Those three principles are what all of his songs rely on.