I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT MAKES ME LOVE YOU SO
I ONLY KNOW I NEVER WANT TO LET YOU GO
‘CAUSE YOU STARTED SOMETHING, CAN’T YOU SEE
THAT EVER SINCE WE MET YOU’VE HAD A HOLD ON ME
I HAPPENS TO BE TRUE, I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU
This year we’re going for something simple and less cynical than previous Valentine’s Days. In the past, I’ve featured a poem or two (usually Dorothy Parker), and a couple of years ago I did a pair of posts that were both slightly ironic and tongue-in-cheek. Last year I tried to get more serious, with this one and that one. This time around, I’m offering a more straightforward V-Day dedication, of a cheesy love song sung in earnest, a bird that seems to grow rarer as the years pass. I believe that we need a little more love right now – and this is a song that always makes me smile and want to dance.
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHERE YOU GO OR WHAT YOU DO
I WANT TO SPEND EACH MOMENT OF THE DAY WITH YOU
LOOK WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH JUST ONE KISS
I NEVER KNEW THAT I COULD BE IN LOVE LIKE THIS
IT’S CRAZY BUT IT’S TRUE, I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU
YOU STOPPED AND SMILED AT ME
ASKED ME IF I’D CARE TO DANCE
I FELL INTO YOUR OPEN ARMS
I DIDN’T STAND A CHANCE
NOW, LISTEN, HONEY, I JUST WANT TO BE BESIDE YOU EVERYWHERE
AS LONG AS WE’RE TOGETHER, HONEY, I DON’T CARE
‘CAUSE YOU STARTED SOMETHING, CAN’T YOU SEE
THAT EVER SINCE WE MET YOU’VE HAD A HOLD ON ME
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU
(And for that extras helping of cheese-Louise, check out the Bay City Rollers doing their hair-tastic version below. It’s a hoot.)
