Love Is A Lovely Word

Written for: Texas Carnival (1951)
Lyric: Dorothy Fields
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1950
Original publisher: Harry Warren Music, Inc., rights controlled by Miller Music Corporation

Chorus:

Love is a lovely word too often used in vain,
Too often said too lightly,
Too often chanted too brightly
In a too often sung refrain.
So, why do I want to chant that same refrain?
Because the fears I hung onto no longer remain.
Love is a lovely word, but till tonight I never knew,
The meaning of that lovely word is you,
The meaning of that lovely word is you.