Lyrics to
What You Gave Me

This version of What You Gave Me was released by Diana Ross in 1978.

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You’ve given me so much warmth
I don’t see how I could ever grow cold
In my mind there’s a picture of you and I
That nobody has the price to buy

I don’t know what made you change your mind
But you’ll be back
It’s just a matter of time

‘Cause what you gave me is more than enough to last
Ooh, baby
What you gave me is more than enough to last

Yeah, into my life you came
Like a breath of spring
Giving me a song to sing
Though I know you’re leaving
But I won’t be grieving

‘Cause time has a way of showing us
The things that we really need
And no matter where you go
I know you’ll find your way back home
‘Cause though I know it’s not reality
You’ll always be a part of me

‘Cause what you gave me is more than enough to last
What you gave me is more than enough to last
What you gave me
What you gave me is more than enough to last

Yes, yes it’s more
It’s more than enough to last
Yes, yes it’s more
It’s more than enough to last

What you gave me is more than enough to last
What you gave me is more than enough to last
What you gave me is more than enough to last
What you gave me is more than enough to last

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About Lyrics and What You Gave Me by Diana Ross

The lyrics to What You Gave Me are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Diana Ross in 1978. Elements of the lyrics to What You Gave Me are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Diana Ross and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for What You Gave Me back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to What You Gave Me by Diana Ross in a number of 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 What You Gave Me" means the words set to the music of What You Gave Me, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Diana Ross. 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 What You Gave Me and the lyrics to What You Gave Me are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Diana Ross who came here looking just for the lyrics to What You Gave Me, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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