Perhaps Love by John Denver

Oh, this is one of my favorite songs.  I love many of John Denver’s songs and do feel he left us too soon because he probably had much more to share with us.  So much of his usic is so precious. 

I saw John Denver in concert while I was a student at Arizona State University and all I remember was that he was very very little because I was in the high nosebleeds seats but I do remember loving the music and enjoying all just being there and listening to his beautiful voice.

I haven’t thought of this song in a long time.  It popped up on my you tube recently and made me think of my first wedding, a friend sang the song for us.  I guess I didn’t read too much into the words at the time but they sure ring true now that I am older.

Love is a strong word.  I actually remember being told when I was a teenager that to say you “love” a certain food is improper because love should only be a feeling you experience about another person, and, then hope it is mutual.  As I think about it now, love has so many different meanings to each person.  In a relationship one person thinks love is holding on and the other thinks it is letting go.

Advice, from an old lady – make sure the love you give and receive is the same kind because if they differ you can be exposed to heartbreak.

Perhaps Love

Perhaps love is like a resting place
A shelter from the storm
It exists to give you comfort
It is there to keep you warm
And in those times of trouble
When you are most alone
The memory of love will bring you home

Perhaps love is like a window
Perhaps an open door
It invites you to come closer
It wants to show you more
And even if you lose yourself
And don’t know what to do
The memory of love will see you through

Oh, love to some is like a cloud
To some as strong as steel
For some a way of living
For some a way to feel
And some say love is holding on
And some say letting go
And some say love is everything
And some say they don’t know

Perhaps love is like the ocean
Full of conflict, full of pain
Like a fire when it’s cold outside
Or thunder when it rains
If I should live forever
And all my dreams come true
My memories of love will be of you

Songwriters: John Denver

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