Why do I love you I love you not only for what you are
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But for what I am when I'm with you
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I love you not only for what you've made of yourself
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But for what you're making of me
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I love you for ignoring the possibilities of the fool in me
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And for laying firm hold of the possibilities for good in me
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Why do I love you I love you for closing your eyes to the dischords
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And for adding to the music in me by worshipful listening
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I love you because you're helping to make of the lumber of my life
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Not a tavern but a temple
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And out of the words of my everyday not a reproach but a song
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I love you because you have done more than any creed to make me happy
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You have done it without a word without a touch without a sign
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You have done it just by being yourself and after all perhaps that's what love means
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Why Do I Love You (melody Of Love)
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| Jim Reeves |
