I Love You (Original song)
This song was written by Randy Stonehill and originally released on his debut album, which was produced and arranged by Larry. Larry's version is denoted as a co-write, due to his having written new lyrics
ALSO RELEASED ON: Emancipator
ALSO RELEASED ON: Emancipator
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Version 1 is a full studio recording
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Version 2 is a full studio recording
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Version 3 is a live band recording from 1974
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Version 4 is a live recording, performed as a duet with Randy Stonehill. The only instrumentation is Randy's acoustic guitar
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lyrics version 1
We can be together for now and forever
I love you, I love you
Now when I'm praying and I hear you saying
I love you, I love you
People all over the world, they're opening up
They're coming alive, they're saying
I love you [x12]
Brother and sister, mrs and mister
I love you, I love you
He made me feel it and I can't conceal it
I love you, I love you
Jesus came into the world to show us the way (Ooh)
To set us all free and when he died he was saying
I love you [x18]
We can be together for now and forever
I love you, I love you
Brother and sister, mrs and mister
I love you, I love you
I love you [x23]
I love you, I love you
Now when I'm praying and I hear you saying
I love you, I love you
People all over the world, they're opening up
They're coming alive, they're saying
I love you [x12]
Brother and sister, mrs and mister
I love you, I love you
He made me feel it and I can't conceal it
I love you, I love you
Jesus came into the world to show us the way (Ooh)
To set us all free and when he died he was saying
I love you [x18]
We can be together for now and forever
I love you, I love you
Brother and sister, mrs and mister
I love you, I love you
I love you [x23]
lyrics version 2
We can be together for now and forever
I love you, I love you
Hey can you hear me, I got to have you near me
I love you, I love you
I was lonely till you came along
And now you've got me singing your love song
I love you [x12]
Life is a mystery, love is a dancer
I love you (I love you)
I had a question, you brought the answer
I love you (I love you)
Oh but I need you so
I could never let you go-oh-no-oh
I love you [x12]
Yes I love you
Oh but I need you so
(Ah ah ah) I could never let you go-oh-no no
I love you [x18]
I was lonely once but then you came along and I love you
(La la la la la la la la la la la love you, I love you)
And you gave me love so I wrote down this song, hey I love you
(La la la la la la la la la la la love you, I love you)
I wanna spend my life with you like the angels on high, hey I love you
(La la la la la la la la la la la love you, I love you)
You're the morning star, the son in my sky and I love you
(La la la la la la la la la la la love you)
I love you, I love you
Hey can you hear me, I got to have you near me
I love you, I love you
I was lonely till you came along
And now you've got me singing your love song
I love you [x12]
Life is a mystery, love is a dancer
I love you (I love you)
I had a question, you brought the answer
I love you (I love you)
Oh but I need you so
I could never let you go-oh-no-oh
I love you [x12]
Yes I love you
Oh but I need you so
(Ah ah ah) I could never let you go-oh-no no
I love you [x18]
I was lonely once but then you came along and I love you
(La la la la la la la la la la la love you, I love you)
And you gave me love so I wrote down this song, hey I love you
(La la la la la la la la la la la love you, I love you)
I wanna spend my life with you like the angels on high, hey I love you
(La la la la la la la la la la la love you, I love you)
You're the morning star, the son in my sky and I love you
(La la la la la la la la la la la love you)
lyrics version 3
We can be together for now and forever
I love you, I love you
And when I'm praying, I hear him saying
I love you, I love you
I was lonely till you came along
And now you've got me singing your love song
Love you
I love you [x5]
I love you [x2]
You know it's true
I love you [x3]
Brother and sister, mrs and mister
I love you, I love you
I can't conceal it, he made me feel it
I love you, I love you
Jesus came into the world to set us all free
And when he died, he was saying
I love you [x12]
Yes I love you
Oh but I need you so
I could never let you go, no
'Cause I love
(I love you) [x9] I love you [x3]
(I love you) [x9] I love, yes I love you
I love you [x4]
La la la la la la la la (La la la la la la la la la la la la la la)
Oh yes I love you, I love you
(La la la la la la la la la la la la la la)
Oh yes, you know that I love you, I love you
I was lonely once but you came along (La la la la la la la la la la la la la la)
And I love you, I love you
Yes you gave me your life and you made me strong (La la la la la la la la la la la la la la)
And I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you
And when I'm praying, I hear him saying
I love you, I love you
I was lonely till you came along
And now you've got me singing your love song
Love you
I love you [x5]
I love you [x2]
You know it's true
I love you [x3]
Brother and sister, mrs and mister
I love you, I love you
I can't conceal it, he made me feel it
I love you, I love you
Jesus came into the world to set us all free
And when he died, he was saying
I love you [x12]
Yes I love you
Oh but I need you so
I could never let you go, no
'Cause I love
(I love you) [x9] I love you [x3]
(I love you) [x9] I love, yes I love you
I love you [x4]
La la la la la la la la (La la la la la la la la la la la la la la)
Oh yes I love you, I love you
(La la la la la la la la la la la la la la)
Oh yes, you know that I love you, I love you
I was lonely once but you came along (La la la la la la la la la la la la la la)
And I love you, I love you
Yes you gave me your life and you made me strong (La la la la la la la la la la la la la la)
And I love you, I love you
lyrics version 4
[Laughter]
So, we can sing some songs
Have you noticed I've got this dental disease?
Keyboardist in my teeth [Spoken by Larry]
We can be together for now and forever
I love you, I love you
And when I'm praying I hear him saying
I love you, I love you
People all over the world, they're opening up
They're coming around, they're saying
I love you [x12]
Life is a mystery, love is a dancer
I love you, I love you
I had the questions but you had the answers
I love you, I love you
Oh but I need you so
I could never let you go-oh-no-oh
I love you [x6]
Oh I love you
I love you [x5]
Yes I love you, uh uh
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Wo-oh (Wo)
Wo-oh oh oh
Ow
[Laughter]
Larry and Randy didn't, it was almost rock and roll [Spoken by Randy]
We can be together for now and forever
I love you, I love you
Making it alright, sharing the sunlight
I love you
I don't remember the lyrics [Spoken by Larry]
I love you
Take my hand [Spoken by Randy]
We can be together
I can't remember the lyrics if you make up lyrics [Spoken by Larry]
Now and forever
I love you, I love you
And when I'm praying I hear him saying
I love you, I love you
I love you [x7]
Yeah
I love you [x9]
Wa ah ah ah (Din din, din din)
I love you [x9]
[Laughter]
Ooh
Ow
That's a lead he used to play
The leads are as good as the lyrics
All get down [Spoken by Larry]
Owooh
Oh-ah [Spoken by Larry]
That was bad ha ha ha [Spoken by Randy]
It always was [Spoken by Larry]
So, we can sing some songs
Have you noticed I've got this dental disease?
Keyboardist in my teeth [Spoken by Larry]
We can be together for now and forever
I love you, I love you
And when I'm praying I hear him saying
I love you, I love you
People all over the world, they're opening up
They're coming around, they're saying
I love you [x12]
Life is a mystery, love is a dancer
I love you, I love you
I had the questions but you had the answers
I love you, I love you
Oh but I need you so
I could never let you go-oh-no-oh
I love you [x6]
Oh I love you
I love you [x5]
Yes I love you, uh uh
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Wo-oh (Wo)
Wo-oh oh oh
Ow
[Laughter]
Larry and Randy didn't, it was almost rock and roll [Spoken by Randy]
We can be together for now and forever
I love you, I love you
Making it alright, sharing the sunlight
I love you
I don't remember the lyrics [Spoken by Larry]
I love you
Take my hand [Spoken by Randy]
We can be together
I can't remember the lyrics if you make up lyrics [Spoken by Larry]
Now and forever
I love you, I love you
And when I'm praying I hear him saying
I love you, I love you
I love you [x7]
Yeah
I love you [x9]
Wa ah ah ah (Din din, din din)
I love you [x9]
[Laughter]
Ooh
Ow
That's a lead he used to play
The leads are as good as the lyrics
All get down [Spoken by Larry]
Owooh
Oh-ah [Spoken by Larry]
That was bad ha ha ha [Spoken by Randy]
It always was [Spoken by Larry]
"The lyrics to this song were re-written at the last moment when Larry realized he was going to sing it. The earlier lyrics are the ones which were contained on Randy Stonehill's underground album, Born Twice." - referring to the fact that the song was not intended for inclusion on In Another Land, and was substituted in after the record company refused to release some of the intended songs. Larry added this song largely just to make the play lengths on both sides of the cassette almost equal.