Gilbert O'Sullivan: Quotes about love

“When the world you live in
really gets you down,
when you feel a pain inside you
starting to pound,
and the girl you love,
she doesn't want to know,
let an old friend, as a godsend,
lead you to where peaceful waters flow”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Where Peaceful Waters Flow" (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FnSi2UtNYU (song on YouTube)
Song lyrics

Pain , Girl , Water , World

“What a way to show I love you
Other than below or above you
What a way to kiss each other goodbye
What a way to start tomorrow
Knowing that there'll be no sorrow
What a way to keep each other alive”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"What a Way (To Show I Love You)" (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "What a Way (To Show I Love You)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN1OV1N25_0 (song on YouTube)
Song lyrics

Kiss , Way , Love

“The way things used to be
not so long ago
when we were young and free.
The way things used to be
not so long ago
you were loving me
every night and every day, strong in every way
passion glowing like a fire, burning with desire.
Whatever happened?”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"The Way Things Used To Be" (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "The Way Things Used To Be" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq_p37g6xRU (song on YouTube)
Song lyrics

Strong , Way , Passion , Night

“That's the kind of love I...
That's the kind of love I...
That's the kind of love I need”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"That's The Kind Of Love I Need" (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "That's The Kind Of Love I Need" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-7mFsjoCZw (song on YouTube)
Song lyrics

Love

“Ooh, baby, your love is so bad
You, baby, you're driving me mad
Ooh, baby, your kiss is so sweet
You, baby, knock me off my feet
Ooh, baby, I wish you were mine
Ooh, baby, we'd have a good time
Ooh, what can I do?”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Ooh, Baby" (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Ooh, Baby" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPsVmA742FE (song on YouTube)
Song lyrics

Baby , Madness , Time , Kiss

“Once I was hailed as a prodigal son.
In other words, loved by everyone.
Now it's so different:
wherever I go, nobody wants to know.
Tried having meetings. Running about.
Same as I did when I started out.
Now though, it's different:
wherever I go, nobody wants to know.”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Nobody Wants To Know" (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Nobody Wants To Know" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJDTLHMsG2g (song on YouTube)
Song lyrics

Love

“I have just one regret in life:
that chance I wasted when you said goodbye.
And to be honest, at the time,
though I could see, I must have been blind.
Oh what I'd give to have you back,
relive those moments once again,
I'd take your hand and we would fly,
Just you and me, my love and I.”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"My Love and I" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "My Love and I" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf1PNTPRlo0 (song on YouTube)

Flying , Chance , Time , Love

“Miss my love today
as I miss the stars that shine above
telling me one day my love
will come to me again.
Miss my love, I'd say,
is the only thing that I can do.
I just can't live with someone new
reminding me of her.”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Miss My Love Today" (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Miss My Love Today" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Sq7JLYWIE (song on YouTube)
Song lyrics

Star , Love

“I've never known a girl lovelier than you
If I did I would be lying - that I wouldn't do
Come on, have fun, mmm, make my day tonight
Nothing really matters when you are in love
It's the only institution I'm not weary of
Don't be lonely, mmm, make my day tonight”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Make My Day" (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Make My Day" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTQctCSqNpk (song on YouTube)
Song lyrics

Girl , Lying , Love

“I love it, but it doesn't knock me out.
I think it's great, but it could be better.
I like it a lot, it's just not my cup of tea,
yet if you were to change the melody,
take out a part that you think should be here,
put in a part that wouldn't otherwise appear?
Well, it's only an idea.”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"I hate it, but that doesn't mean it's bad.
In other words, I quite enjoyed it.
Apart from which, it's the best you've ever done
yet if you were to change the words
it would be superb... with perhaps a different melody...?"
"I Love It But..." (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "I Love It But..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ip4ZvgO0Hw (song on YouTube)
Song lyrics

Appearance , Idea , Change , Thinking

“Where to begin?
The pain I am in,
hard to know when to stop.
Out of the blue
a dream came true,
only to see it drop.
I'm no genius where love's concerned,
more fool me to pretend.
Whatever it takes, while my heart aches
I'll never love again.”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"I'll Never Love Again" (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "I'll Never Love Again" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IIlAUIwQdc (song on YouTube)
Song lyrics

Pain , Dreams , Fools , Heart

“I guess I'll always love you...
I guess I'll always care.
I guess I'll always love you...
I guess I'll always care.”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"I guess I'll always love you...
I guess I'll always care.
I guess I'll always love you...
I guess I'll always care."
"I Guess I'll Always Love You" (song, duet)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "I Guess I'll Always Love You" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSK7VHZsiiQ (song on YouTube)
Song lyrics

Love

“When the evening is over,
put your head upon my shoulder
and I'll tell you something I believe is true:
happiness is me and you.
In a world so distorted,
where the worst is best reported
love may be something that will see us through
Happiness is me and you.”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Happiness is Me and You" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Happiness is Me and You" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otmtVnf_aGk (song on YouTube)

Happiness , World , Love

“Why after all these years we've been together
must you behave as if we'd hardly ever spoken,
let alone met?
It seems that you're happy as long as I'm upset.
Oh why, oh why, oh why?
Is it that you don't love me? Oh why?
Have you just had enough of me?
Oh why do I always have cry myself to sleep
seven days a week?”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Why, Oh Why, Oh Why?" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Why, Oh Why, Oh Why?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkzEoOMRojs (song on YouTube)

Sleep , Happiness , Cry , Love

“Who was it that came to see you
when there was no one else in sight?
And who was it that stayed over an hour
(and not as I'd expected, overnight)?
It was me, and I'll tell you why:
Oh, I did it because of my
pure unabashed devotion to loving
(pure unabashed devotion to loving)
you, you, you, you.
Who was it that caught you falling?”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Who Was It?" (song)
(+ Cover version by Davy Jones on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogzt6NntvrE
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Who Was It?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FDzXcD1mDg (song on YouTube)

Love

“You were the best fun I ever had
You gave me a love that couldn't be bad
You taught me things that I thought were rude
Oh, ohhh, you were the best girl I ever knew
(You were the best girl I ever knew)
We were a couple so much in love
We gave to each other over and above
You made my life and I'm glad
Oh, ohhh, you were the best fun I ever had
You were the best fun I ever had”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"The Best Fun I Ever Had" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "The Best Fun I Ever Had" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY2zGAXEkmg (song on YouTube)

Girl , Love , Life

“When I'm alone with you it seems all my dreams come true
It makes me feel so good I just can't help loving you
Cos you're everything I could hope for:
that's why I love you
Sometimes I tell myself this girl don't love you no more
and that some day with someone new she'll walk from your door
But if you did, my world would break in two,
that's why I love you
And any time I see your face
something very unusual takes place:
all my inhibitions disappear
now that you are here”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"That's Why I Love You" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "That's Why I Love You" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zpN5iej40E (song on YouTube)

Girl , World , Time , Dreams

“I know that you've enjoyed all the good things money's given to you
and that to have to live without them is not an easy thing to do.
You take great pride in your appearance, all of which is second-to-none,
and I can understand how you're feeling when you see yourself growing old,
the man you love is never there to hold.
But bear with me just a little bit longer.
Honey, won't you bear with me, and I guarantee you that our love will grow stronger.
Bear with me just a little bit longer. Honey, won't you bear with me?”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Bear With Me" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Bear With Me" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPYHOMeT_h0 (song on YouTube)

Money , Appearance , Understanding , Love

“I don't know what makes a man
or a woman even think that
terror isn't evil.
How could anyone have plans
that would guarantee the death of
thousands of people?
And yet as I look back now on what happened,
like the calls from those in planes
they were trapped in,
whatever they felt that day,
"I love you":
that was all they wanted to say.”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"All They Wanted to Say" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "All They Wanted to Say" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeaqKqed6V4 (song on YouTube)

People , Evil , Thinking , Love