Jerry Butlers original version with the
Impressions 1958 (no spoken intro)
Your precious love means more to me than any love could ever be
For when I wanted you I was so lonely and so blue
For thats what love will do
And darling I was so surprised when I first realised
That you were fooling me
And darling they say that our love wont grow
And I just want to tell them that they dont know
For as long as youre in love with me
Our love will grow wider, deeper than any sea
And of all the things that I want in the whole wide world
Its just for you to say that youll be my girl
And wanting you, wanting you, so lonely and so blue
Thats what love will do
Oscar Toney Jr.'s version 1967
(spoken
intro) Into each life a little rain must fall
Every day can't be Sunday
Every smile isn't the smile of happiness
And every tear that's shed is not a tear of joy
I'd like to take a little time to dedicate this song
To everyone who is in the presence of my voice
Especially for those who have loved ones far far away
Maybe he's across the sea
Or maybe she's just in another town
I can imagine when you're all alone
In the wee wee hour of the night
You just might decide to write
Knowing all the time that you just can't find the right words to say
You can't say darling
For your precious love I'd give you the world on a silver cloud
But you know as well as I that that would be a lie
Now if you'll take these few lines from me
The letter you're trying to write will be such a comfort to your loved one
Now listen
For your precious love I'd climb the highe4st mountain
I'd even go as far as trying to swim the deepest sea
Now listen and maybe this will give you a better understanding of what I'm
trying to say
For your precious love
Means more to me than than any love will ever be
Oh I wanted you
I was so lonely and so blue
But oh that's what love will do
Darling here's what some of our so called friends say
They try to say that our love won't grow
But I just want to be the one to tell them
They don't know now
But I love you
As long as you know you're in love with me
Our love will grow wider, deeper than any sea, now
And of all the things
All the things I ever want to hear you say in this whole wide world
My my baby I'm your girl
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Jerry Butlers live version 1967 (spoken
intro)
In every life theres someone near (Thank you!)
Someone so very close and dear
In every life it seems that someone should sing the words of this song
And I wonder how long has it been since somebody told you that..
Your precious love means more to me than any love could ever be
For when I wanted you I was so lonely and so blue
For thats what love will do
And darling I was so surprised oh when I first realised
That you were fooling me
And darling they say that our love wont grow
And I just want to tell them that they dont know
For as long as youre in love with me
Our love will grow wider, deeper than any sea
And of all the things that I want in the whole wide world
Its just for you to say that youll be my girl
Now darling Ive been singing this song for what seems so very long
Wondering, hoping and praying
That you believe in all the words that Ive said
And if I said darling cant you hear them say that our love wont grow
And I wonder why you dont tell them that they dont know
For as long as you just say that youre in love with me
Then truly our love will grow wider, deeper than any sea
And of all the little things that Ill ever ever want
In this whole wide world, its for someone like you to tell me
Why dont you say that youll be my girl
And while I was warning you I began to get so lonely girl
Thats what love, well thats what love will do
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James Brown 70s (spoken intro)
Id like to dedicate this song to lovers and the people forget
themselves somewhere along the way.
I want to remind them that a man has to go back to the crossroads
Before he finds himself
I want to know that things go deeper than the skin
It goes to the heart.
I just want to, I want to thank God for the energy
Id like to say to everybody right here
For your precious love means more to me than any love can ever be
For when I wanted you I was so lonely and so blue
For thats what love will do
And oh and darling they say that our love wont grow
And I just want to tell them that they dont know
And as long as youre in love with me
Our love will grow stronger, deeper than any sea
And darling all I want is that in this whole wide world
Its just for you to say that youll be my girl
And oh it makes me go way back yeah
Back when the time I used to play the Apollo Theatre
the Regal, the Royal and the Howard in Washington
James Brown then launches into an unintelligible monologue about his artistic career
which it is pointless to repeat here
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Aaron Neville 1985 (no spoken intro)
Oh Your precious love means more to me than any love could ever be
For when I wanted you I was so lonely and so blue
Oh thats what love will do
And darling I was so surprised when I first realised
That you were fooling me
And darling they say that our love wont grow
And I just want to tell them that they dont know
For as long as youre in love with me
Our love will grow wider, deeper than any sea
And of all the things that I want in the whole wide world
Its just for you to say that youll be my girl
And wanting you, wanting you, so lonely and so blue
Thats what love will do
Oh Your precious love means more to me than any love could ever be
For when I wanted you I was so lonely and so blue
Oh thats what love will do
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The Flames
1st version 1967
from the albums That's Enough and Ball of Flame(no spoken intro)
Your precious love now means more to me
Than any love, than any love could ever be
All that I want is you, oh my, I was so lonely so blue
Thats what love, thats what love really made me do
And darling oh, oh they keep saying that our love wont grow
When honey, honey I just want to tell
And I just want to show them how in the world do they know
If only love for as long as youre in love with me now
I know our love will grow stronger
And so deeper than any other sea
Oh of all the things that I want in the whole wide world
Its just for you to say, for you to say that youll be my girl
And Im wanting you darling Im wanting you now
Im wanting you now, nobody but you, Im wanting you
Nobody but you, nobody but you
And I just want to tell you just one more time
For you precious love oh it means everything in the world to me
And I would go wild, Id go wild just to have you right here by me.
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The Flames
2nd version 1968
from the albums Soulfire and Best of the Flames
and numerous compilations(spoken intro)
Into each life a little rain must fall
Every day cant be Sunday
And every smile isnt a smile of happiness
And every tear thats shed is not a tear of joy
Id like to take a little time to dedicate this song
To everyone who is in the presence of my voice
Especially for those who have loved ones far, far away
Maybe shes across the sea
Or maybe shes just in another town
I can imagine when youre all alone
In the wee wee hour of the night
You just might decide to write
Knowing all the time that you just cant find
The right words to say
You cant say darling for your precious love
Id give you the world on a silver cloud
But you know as well as I that that would be a lie
Now if youll just take these few lines from me
The letter youre trying to write
Would be such a comfort to your loved one
Now listen: For your precious love
Id climb the highest mountain
Id even go out as far as trying to swim the deepest sea
Now listen and maybe Blondie will give you
A better understanding of what Im trying to say
Your precious love means more to me than any love could ever be
Oh I wanted you, I was so lonely and so blue
But oh thats what love can make me do
And darling this is what some of our so-called friends say
They try to say that our love wont grow
But I just want to be the one to tell them
How in the world do they know
Fall in love, fall in love with you
In love with me
I know our love will grow wider baby
Deeper than any sea now
And of all, all the things I ever want to hear you say
In this whole wide world
My my my my baby all I want is you
Baby Baby, oooo
Baby thats all I want, want you
Baby baby, baby
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