Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, and if you’re searching for a last minute valentine for a senior, what could be better than a song? Song lyrics make perfect Valentine sentiments, and it’s fun when they’re from a special era. Here are a few from the last 70 years.
1940s
Be Careful, It’s My Heart
Sweetheart of mine, I’ve sent you a valentine.
Sweetheart of mine, it’s more than a valentine.
Be careful, it’s my heart.
Day by Day
Day by day I’m falling more in love with you
And day by day my love seems to grow
There isn’t any end to my devotion
It’s deeper dear by far than any ocean
1950s
Earth Angel
Earth angel, earth angel
Will you be mine?
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I’m just a fool
A fool in love with you
In the Still of the Night
In the still of the night
I held you
Held you tight
‘Cause I love
Love you so
Promise I’ll never
Let you go
In the still of the night
Why do fools fall in love?
Why do fools fall in love?
Why do birds sing so gay?
And lovers await the break of day
Why do they fall in love?
1960s
I’m a Believer
I thought love was was more or less a giving thing
Seemed the more I gave the less I got
Love was out to get me
That’s the way it seemed
Disapointment haunted all my dreams Then I saw her face, now I’m a believer
there’s not a trace of doubt in my mind!
I’m in love, I’m a believer,
I couldn’t leave her if I tried….
I got you babe
I got you to hold my hand
I got you to understand
I got you to walk with me
I got you to talk with me
I got you to kiss goodnight
I got you to hold me tight
I got yo, I won’t let go
I got you to love me so
1970s
Just the Way You Are
Don’t go changing, to try and please me
You never let me down before
Don’t imagine you’re too familiar
And I don’t see you anymore
I wouldn’t leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far
I took the good times, I’ll take the bad times
I’ll take you just the way you are
You’ve got A Friend
when you’re down and troubled
and you need a helping hand
and nothing, no nothing is going right
just close your eyes and think of me
and soon I will be there
to brighten up even your darkest night
1980s
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Turnaround, every now and then I know
you’ll never be the boy you always wanted to be
Turnaround, every now and then I know
you’ll always be the only boy who wanted me the way that I am
Turnaround, every now and then I know
there’s no one in the universe as magical and wonderous as you
Turnaround, every now and then I know
there’s nothing any better and there’s nothing I just wouldn’t do
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
then I fall apart
All Out of Love
I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you
I know you were right believing for so long
I’m all out of love, what am I without you
I can’t be too late to say that I was so wrong
1990s
I will always love youI hope
life treats you kind
And I hope
you have all you’ve dreamed of
And I wish you joy
and happiness
But above all this
I wish you love
Can you feel the love tonight?
And can you feel the love tonight
It is where we are
It’s enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we got this far
And can you feel the love tonight
How it’s laid to rest
It’s enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best
There’s a time for everyone if they only learn
That the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn
There’s a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours.
Happy Valentine’s Day from Lynn and Deborah