And I Love You So

And I love you so
The people ask me how
How I've lived till now
I tell them I don't know

I guess they understand
How lonely life has been
But life began again
The day you took my hand

And yes I know
How lonely life can be
The shadows follow me
And the night won't set me free
But I don't let the evening get me down
Now that your around me

And you love me too
Your thoughts are just for me
You set my spirit free
I'm happy that you do

The book of life is brief
And once the page is read
All but life is dead
That is my belief

Perry Como sang this song in 1973.  Listen to it.   It speaks of loneliness and the shadows that accompany the feeling of being alone especially in the darkness of night.  It also speaks of how new-found love can cause life to begin again.

“The day you took my hand” is a powerful line.  “And you love me too” is what all we want to hear.  It does set us free and makes our spirits soar.

Love never ends even after our deaths. That is our belief.

We’re all books of many pages, and with every day a page is read.  When the last page is read and the cover is closed, we are still comforted by that love because all but life, and love, is dead.

Deacon David Pierce