A woman sees the greatness in a certain man, and she is genuinely in love with him and earnestly wants him to know and respond. That can be heard in the way the lyrics are sung. She not only sees how she can bring light into his life, but sees that he could do the same for her, if he loves her too. But in these lyrics she doesn’t seem to know whether he loves her, or if he takes what she is saying seriously. It is rather that she is rehearsing in her mind what she could say to him when the opportunity arrives. It’s wisdom to understand that “Life’s short / It slips on by”, and to give all you have to love and be loved. The song gives voice to those of us who find themselves in it, either the one singing, or the one being addressed.
A woman sees the greatness in a certain man, and she is genuinely in love with him and earnestly wants him to know and respond. That can be heard in the way the lyrics are sung. She not only sees how she can bring light into his life, but sees that he could do the same for her, if he loves her too. But in these lyrics she doesn’t seem to know whether he loves her, or if he takes what she is saying seriously. It is rather that she is rehearsing in her mind what she could say to him when the opportunity arrives. It’s wisdom to understand that “Life’s short / It slips on by”, and to give all you have to love and be loved. The song gives voice to those of us who find themselves in it, either the one singing, or the one being addressed.