Story Behind The Song
The story is about the start to a love affair by picking a flower for a girl. Love is a funny thing and more than a ring. Their love is consummated and the couple are still together after many years.
Song Description
The song is about the developing love between two lovers. It starts back when they were young and they are still together sixty years later.
| Song Length |
2:21 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, Rock - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Relaxed, Joyful |
Subject |
Joy, Falling in Love |
| Similar Artists |
Linda Ronstadt, Paul Simon |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
The sun's up
I picked a buttercup
And gave it to a girl.
She took it home
Showed it to her mom
Saying, "It's the prettiest flower in the world"!
The rain came down
My girl came around,
Showed me what her mom had done
She had framed the flower
While it poured for an hour
And said, "My sweet, go and have some fun"!
Chorus:
Love is a funny thing
It goes beyond a diamond ring.
A kiss will lead you anywhere
Always take you from here to there.
Instrumental Break
Later my girl and I
Lay down looking up at the sky
With her left hand in my right.
Then love took hold
As I was bold
And we stayed there most of the night.
Repeat Chorus
The girl I held that rainy eve
Would you believe
Is still with me today.
Sixty years have come and gone
And I still love this one
In each and every way.
Repeat Chorus