Why Do I Love You - Jim Reeves

Why do I love you I love you not only for what you are

But for what I am when I’m with you

I love you not only for what you’ve made of yourself

But for what you’re making of me

I love you for ignoring the possibilities of the fool in me

And for laying firm hold of the possibilities for good in me

Why do I love you I love you for closing your eyes to the dischords

And for adding to the music in me by worshipful listening

I love you because you’re helping to make of the lumber of my life

Not a tavern but a temple

And out of the words of my everyday not a reproach but a song

I love you because you have done more than any creed to make me happy

You have done it without a word without a touch without a sign

You have done it just by being yourself and after all perhaps that’s what love

means