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40 Best Song Lyrics About Love to Have You Feeling Romantic This Valentine's Day

Excuse us while we sing along to all of these tunes.

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Valentine's Day is right around the corner, which means we're all scrambling to find the perfect Valentine's Day gift for your spouse, girlfriend, or boyfriend, along with the just-right Valentine's Day message to write in a card. Sometimes, it's difficult to find the right words to express how you feel. But a song can say it all, and in some cases, better than we ever could! Here, we've rounded up some of the best romantic song lyrics—from Nat King Cole to Bruno Mars—from our favorite Valentine's Day songs and best country love songs. Whether you're looking for a sweet opening line for your Valentine's Day love letter or you're simply a hopeless romantic looking to indulge yourself, this list is for you.

Look to the classics, like Etta James ("At last...my love has come along") or Frank Sinatra ("Some day, when I'm awfully low, when the world is cold, I will feel a glow just thinking of you and the way you look tonight"), for good old-fashioned sentiment. But don't ignore more current tunes, like Coldplay's "Yellow" ("Look at the stars, look how they shine for you and everything you do...") or Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris" ("And I'd give up forever to touch you, 'cause I know that you feel me somehow") for meaningful quotes and phrases. Whichever words you pick, you can't go wrong with one of these romantic Valentine's Day quotes.

1

Keith Urban, 'Somebody Like You'

a quote card that says when you put your arms around me you let me know there is nothing in this world i cannot do

"When you put your arms around me, you let me know there's nothing in this world I can't do."

2

Little River Band, 'Lady'

a quote card that says i love you best you are not like the rest

"I love you best. You're not like the rest."

3

Phillipa Soo & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton," 'Helpless'

a quote card that says then you walked in and my heart went boom

"Then you walked in and my heart went, 'Boom!' "

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4

Cyndi Lauper, 'Time After Time'

a quote card that says if you fall i will catch you i will be waiting time after time

"If you fall I will catch you, I'll be waiting...time after time."

5

Sarah McLachlan, 'Ice Cream'

a quote card that says your love is better than ice cream

"Your love is better than ice cream."

6

Bruno Mars, 'Just the Way You Are'

Romantic Song Lyrics Bruno mars
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"And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while..."

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7

Coldplay, 'Yellow'

Romantic Song Lyrics Coldplay
Country Living

"Look at the stars, look how they shine for you and everything you do..."

8

Elvis Presley, 'Love Me Tender'

Elvis Romantic Song Lyrics
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"Take me to your heart, for it's there that I belong."

9

Ed Sheeran, 'Perfect'

Romantic Song Lyrics Ed Sheeran
Country Living

"Well, I found a woman stronger than anyone I know. She shares my dreams; I hope that someday I'll share her home."

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10

Elton John, 'Your Song'

Romantic Song Lyrics Elton John
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"I hope you don't mind that I put down in words how wonderful life is while you're in the world."

11

Frank Sinatra, 'The Way You Look Tonight'

Romantic Song Lyrics
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"Some day, when I'm awfully low, when the world is cold, I will feel a glow just thinking of you and the way you look tonight."

12

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, 'Home'

Edward Sharpe Romantic Song Lyrics
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"Man, oh, man, you're my best friend. I scream it to the nothingness. There ain't nothing that I need. Home, let me come home, home is wherever I'm with you."

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13

Etta James, 'At Last'

Etta James Romantic Song Lyrics
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"At last...my love has come along. My lonely days are over. And life is like a song."

14

Michael Bublé, 'Close Your Eyes'

Romantic Song Lyrics Michael Buble
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"Here's to you, the one that always pulls us through, always do what you gotta do. You're one of a kind. Thank God you're mine."

15

James Taylor, 'How Sweet It Is'

Romantic Song Lyrics James Taylor
Country Living

"How sweet it is to be loved by you..."

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16

Goo Goo Dolls, 'Iris'

Romantic Song Lyrics Goo Goo Dolls
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"And I'd give up forever to touch you, 'cause I know that you feel me somehow. You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be and I don't wanna go home right now."

17

Otis Redding, 'That's How Strong My Love Is'

Romantic Song Lyrics Otis Redding
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"I'll be the weeping willow drowning in my tears, and you can go swimming when you are here. I'll be the rainbow after the tears are gone, wrap you in my colors and keep you warm."

18

Rod Stewart, 'Have I Told You Lately'

Rod Stewart Romantic Song Lyrics
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"You fill my life with laughter, and somehow you make it better... Ease my troubles, that's what you do."

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19

Beyoncé, 'Halo'

Romantic Song Lyrics Beyonce
Country Living

"Hit me like a ray of sun burning through my darkest night. You're the only one that I want. Think I'm addicted to your light."

20

Sam Cooke, 'You Send Me'

Romantic Song Lyrics Sam Cooke
Country Living

"At first, I thought it was infatuation...but, oh, it's lasted so long. Now, I find myself wanting to marry you, and take you home..."

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