Love songs have been around forever. They are powerful, timeless, and always able to stop your heart in a way like nothing else can. There’s nothing as moving as a slow melody accompanied by lyrics that get you all choked up, and none of the today’s artists have been able to touch the sentiment quite like the classics - so, here goes a list of love songs with lyrics that are a step above the rest.

1. Jim Croce, Time In A Bottle

“If I could save time in a bottle,

The first thing that I'd like to do

Is to save every day

‘Til eternity passes away,

Just to spend them with you

But there never seems to be enough time

To do the things you want to do

Once you find them,

I've looked around enough to know

That you're the one I want to go

Through time with”

2. Randy Newman, Something Special

“It's all right,

Baby, it's okay,

We're gonna make it no matter what they say

Sure as the stars shine in the sky above,

There is something special about our love

People change as time goes by,

Others come between,

But I'll love you 'til the day I die,

Cause there's something special 'bout you and me,

Something special about our love”

3. Randy Newman, Feels Like Home

“If you knew

How lonely my life has been,

And how low I've felt for so long,

If you knew

I wanted someone to come along

And change my world

The way you've done

It feels like home,

If you knew

How much this moment means to me,

And how long I've waited for your touch,

If you knew

I wanted someone to come along,

I never thought I'd love anyone

So much”

4. Chicago, You’re The Inspiration

“And I know,

Yes I know that it's plain to see,

So in love when we're together,

Now I know,

That I need you here with me,

From tonight until the end of time

You should know (Yes, you need to know)

Everywhere I go,

You're always on my mind,

You're in my heart,

In my soul”

5. Bee Gees, How Deep Is Your Love?

“I know your eyes in the morning sun,

I feel you touch me in the pouring rain,

And the moment that you wander far from me

I wanna feel you in my arms again

I believe in you,

You know the door to my very soul,

You’re the light in my deepest darkest hour,

You’re my saviour when I fall

And you may not think

I care for you,

When you know down inside

That I really do

And it’s me you need to show, how deep is your love?”

6. Bob Seger, Living Inside My Heart

“Oh, there's an easiness about her,

There's a softness in her way,

But she gets me through the hard times,

We get closer everyday,

I know I'll never be alone now, boys

Cause even if I'm far away,

She's livin' inside my heart now, livin' inside,

And I don't know what I did to deserve her,

But I'll tell you this, my friend,

I'm never gonna lose her

Never gonna lose her,

Cause every night,

She's livin' inside my heart“

7. Peter Cetera, Glory Of Love

“Tonight it's very clear, as we're both standing here,

there's so many things I want to say

I will always love you, I will never leave you alone

Sometimes I just forget, say things I might regret,

it breaks my heart to see you crying

I don't want to lose you,

I could never make it alone

You keep me standing tall, you help me through it all,

I'm always strong when you're beside me

I have always needed you,

I could never make it alone

We'll live forever, knowing together

that we did it all for the glory of love”

8. The Magnetic Fields, The Book Of Love

“The book of love has music in it,

In fact that's where music comes from,

Some of it is just transcendental, some of it is just really dumb

But I, I love it when you sing to me, and you you can sing me anything

The book of love is long and boring, and written very long ago

It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes and

Things we're all too young to know,

But I, I love it when you give me things, and you,

you ought to give me wedding rings,

I, I love it when you give me things,

and you you ought to give me wedding rings”

9. Starship, Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now

“Looking in your eyes I see a paradise

This world that I've found

Is too good to be true,

Standing here beside you,

Want so much to give you

This love in my heart that I'm feeling for you

I'm so glad I found you,

I'm not gonna lose you,

Whatever it takes I will stay here with you

Take it to the good times,

See it through the bad times,

Whatever it takes is what I'm gonna do

And we can build this dream together,

Standing strong forever,

Nothing's gonna stop us now

And if this world runs out of lovers,

We'll still have each other,

Nothing's gonna stop us,

Nothing's gonna stop us, now”

10. Bon Jovi, I’ll Be There For You

“I'll be there for you, these five words I swear to you

When you breathe, I want to be the air for you

I'll be there for you

I'd live and I'd die for you,

I'd steal the sun from the sky for you,

Words can't say what love can do,

I'll be there for you”

11. Huey Lewis and The News, Stuck With You

“We've had some fun, and yes we've had our ups and downs,

Been down that rocky road, but here we are, still around

We thought about someone else, but neither one could debate,

We thought about breaking up, but now we know it's much too late

We've had our doubts, we never took them seriously

And we've had our ins and outs, but that's the way it's supposed to be

We thought about giving up, but we could never stay away

Thought about breaking up, but now we know it's much too late

And it's no great mystery,

If we change our minds

Eventually, it's back to you and me

Yes, it's true, I'm happy to be stuck with you

Yes, it's true, I'm so happy to be stuck with you

'Cause I can see that you're happy to be stuck with me”

I mean, this list is certainly subjective, as these are some of my favorite songs. But, when you take a moment to listen to the music and lets the words sink in… that’s when the magic happens.