Lyrics to
I Love You

This version of I Love You was released by Lou Reed in 1972.

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When I think of all the things I’ve done
and I know that it’s only just begun
Those smiling faces, you know I just can’t forget ’em
but I love you

When I think of all the things I’ve seen
and I know that it’s only the beginning
You know those smiling faces, I just can’t forget ’em
but for now, I love you

Just for a little while
oh baby, just to see you smile
Just for a little while

When I think of all the things I’ve done
and I know that it’s only just begun
Oh, smiling faces, Jesus, you know I can’t forget ’em
But for now, I love you
right this minute, baby now
I love you
at least for now, I love you

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About Lyrics and I Love You by Lou Reed

The lyrics for I Love You are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1972 song by Lou Reed. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to I Love You have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for I Love You - Lou Reed and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to I Love You by Lou Reed in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to I Love You" means the words set to the music of I Love You, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Lou Reed. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to I Love You and the lyrics to I Love You are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Lou Reed who came here looking just for the lyrics to I Love You, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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