I used to LOVE this song back in the day... Pandora brought it back to my attention today, and I just had to blog about it. (On a completely unrelated side note, I like the color of her hair in this video. I wonder if they have that color in a box at Wal-Mart...)
"If I had one wish, boy, I'd wish you next to me. And it could be in summer, fall or spring, boy, cuz you make my heart sing. I wanna give my heart, my soul, my love to you, o baby, cuz every day I'm not with you, I'm missing you like crazy." The singer makes it clear that what she wants is this man to be by her side in all seasons and at all times. Why? Because he touches her in such a way that her inner being busts into song. In response, she wants to give all of who she is and what she has to him, further strengthening him. And in the times when they have to be apart, she misses him terribly, and I can imagine that she is eagerly awaiting the moment when they will be reunited.
"I need for you to love me, hold me, touch me down deep in my soul. Never let it go cuz the love we share, no one compares to you. I'll never let you go cuz I really love you so. I'll never let you go, oh no." The chorus expresses her need to be connected to him. She is not afraid to express her needs, saying that she wants to be loved and held and touched beyond her body. She has undoubtedly experienced love before, but nothing in her life has affected her as this does, so she has no desire to be without him, because she loves him dearly. She will not let him go as long as it is in her power to remain connected to him.
"You must know the truth, boy - I'm nothing without you. Now I know what people mean, boy, when it's too good to be true. Because you give me joy, good love, good times, such happiness. And every day I thank the Lord for you, I feel so blessed." She is willing to be open and vulnerable enough to share how much she feels she needs him, expressing her dependence on him. Granted, this seems a bit strong for me, because I'm of the opinion that we should all be able to stand on our own in general, I understand that her sentiment is a feeling of incompleteness and longing without him in her life, and I can appreciate that. She now understands what people mean when they talk about something being too good to be true, because he seems amazingly wonderful, and she may at times ponder if someone so awesome could really exist and love her this way, giving her so much joy and so many good things. She thanks God daily, appreciating that such a love could only have a divine origin, and she feels as though God especially created this man and this love for her as a way to bless and enrich her life.
"If you only knew what you really do - ain't never had no one that does it quite like you do. You could spend half a lifetime trying to find one like you. That's why I am so glad I found you. I wished upon a star and it came true. Darling, I need for you to..." As she ends the song, she is expressing that the man should loves probably has no idea how much he really does for her, and she is convinced that no one else could love her this way. People spend their lives looking for what she has been blessed and honored to find. She sought Heaven itself for a love that would complement her life and touch on all levels, and she now has it.
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