written by Don Raye and Gene DePaul
1941 MCA Music Publishing ASCAP
You don’t know what love is
Until you’ve learned the meaning of the Blues
Until you’ve loved a love you had to lose
You don’t know what love is
You don’t know how lips hurt
Until you’ve kissed and had to pay the cost
Until you’ve flipped your heart and you have lost
You don’t know what love is
Don raye / gene depaul
You don’t know what love is
Until you’ve learned the meaning of the blues
Until you’ve loved a love you’ve had to lose
You don’t know what love is
You don’t know how lips hurt
Until you’ve kissed and had to pay the cost
Until you’ve flipped your heart and you have lost
You don’t know what love is
(steve bogard/marv green)
You say i’m aggressive, too possessive
It’s too soon, too much
You want to wait around, slow it down, but i’m burnin’ up
What can i do to get through to you, i know that you’re the one
‘cause there’s no controllin’ this emotion, it’s bigger than us
You don’t know what love is
If you think that i can fight this feeling
Keep my true heart from revealing
Everything inside
You don’t know what love is
If you hear me say your mine forever
Feel our two hearts beat together
And think you can resist
You don’t know what love is
It’s soft and gentle, it’s sentimental, can’t you feel it too
There’s no denyin’ or compromising, it’s perfectly true
It’s overpowering, it’s all around me when i’m around you
You don’t know what love is
If you think that i can fight this feeling
Keep my true heart from revealing
Everything inside
You don’t know what love is
If you hear me say your mine forever
Feel our two hearts beat together
And think you can resist
You don’t know what love is
I see you smile and girl i’m sure i’ve found it
Heaven knows there’s just no doubt about it now
You don’t know what love is
If you think that i can fight this feeling
Keep my true heart from revealing
Everything inside
You don’t know what love is
If you hear me say your mine forever
Feel our two hearts beat together
And think you can resist
You don’t know what love is
You don’t know what love is
You don’t know what love is
You don’t know what love is
You don’t know what love is
You don’t know what love is
Until you’ve learned the meaning of the Blues
Until you’ve loved a love you had to lose
You don’t know what love is
You don’t know how lips hurt
Until you’ve kissed and had to pay the cost
Until you’ve flipped your heart and you have lost
You don’t know what love is
ah hoo. oh, yeah yeah yeah yeah.
Oh ooh oh oh.
Last night i saw you as i stood in the rain
Brought me right back to that feeling again.
I tried to hide the tears in my eyes
But you didn’t see as you walked on by.
Tried to forget ya, i tried to move on.
But the deeper i’m feeling, the harder i fall.
Nothing else matters at all. let me tell you.
You don’t know what love is till you lose it.
You don’t know what you’ve got till it slips away.
Leaves you alone in the dark and takes you and tears you apart.
You don’t know what love is till it breaks your heart.
Till it breaks your heart.
Sometimes i think back when our love was new.
The crazy things that we used to do.
How could love that’s so right turn to something so wrong
Still can’t believe that you’re really gone.
Wish i could stop all these thoughts in my head
Wish i could take back the words that i said
It’s a lesson i’ll never forget. let me tell you.
You don’t know what love is till you lose it.
You don’t know what you’ve got till it slips away.
Leaves you alone in the dark. takes you and tears you apart.
You don’t know what love is till it breaks your heart.
Ooh ooh. yeh.
Love has no season, no beginning nor end.
No rhyme or reason, to the way the story ends.
No way of knowing how a broken heart mends.
Still we keep fallin time and time again.
You don’t know what love is till you lose it.
You don’t know what you’ve got till it slips away.
Leaves you alone in the dark. takes you and tears you apart.
You don’t know what love is till it breaks your heart.
Till it breaks your heart. ah ooh. till it breaks your heart.
