I am looking for as much info. as I can get about a song that has a
chorus of "I know exactly what love is!"
I have a recording of this song from an a cappella radio show that
played in Boston, MA a number of years ago. The lead singer is a man,
with some back-up singers and it's a cappella.
But, I do not know:
- who the original artist is that recorded it,
- who wrote the song,
- what the true title of the song is, or
- where I can get a CD version of it (since the original CD may be out
of print, I might have to look for used CD's).
However, this is all based on knowing what I am really looking for.
So, here's how the song goes:
(1st verse)
There?s a little girl, with pretty curls, she?s about five years old.
She is waiting at the gate for her Dad to come home.
When he pulls ?round the corner, in his shinny, white car, she feels
the magic light up in her heart.
He picks her up and he holds her, he says he missed her and he?s glad
that she?s here.
As the child lays her head on his shoulder, she whispers these words in his ear:
(Chorus)
?Daddy, I know exactly what love is
Love is real simple and true
Love is this feeling my heart gets when I?m being held by you.?
(2nd Verse)
Now, she is 20 and there?s plenty of love everywhere.
She?s getting married, so her family and her friends are all there.
They?ve gathered this morning to stand at her side as she waves
goodbye to this time in her life.
They each take a moment to hold her, and to tell her what she means to them.
In a world that seems to keep getting colder, she has been blessed
with warm family and friends.
(Chorus)
She says, ?I know . . . .
(3rd Verse)
They are older and no one told her it could get crazy like this.
They?re going to night school, they?re working jobs two and they are
raising three kids.
The youngest one is crying with a bruise on her knee. She needs
attention and she needs sympathy.
And when she picks her up and she holds her, that old magic lights up in her heart.
And as the child lays her head on her shoulder, she knows exactly why
they?re working so hard.
(Chorus)
Little girl, I know . . .
(4th verse)
Now they are 60, and their history spans forty-odd years.
They have buried their parents, now their grandkids are here.
There?s something about the way they look in each other?s eyes, that
speaks softly about the meaning of life.
And when he puts his arm out to hold her; it feels so familiar and warm.
She thinks love is an expanding endeavor: till your last breath, from
the moment your born.
(Chorus)
She says, ?I know . . . .
(5th verse)
Now she is 80, and she hates being in this nursing home.
Her man?s been gone for a long while, and she feels so alone.
She closes her eyes as she begins to pray, that a little comfort might
just come her way.
And God lifts her up, and he holds her, and she remembers this feeling she had.
She?s not a woman who?s life is almost over, she?s a little girl being
held by her Dad.
(Chorus)
And God, ?I know . . . .
God love is real simple, love is real simple, love is real simple and true.
Thank you for your help in this matter,
RandallSB-ga. |
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