Lyrics
To live for today and to love for tomorrow
To live in the present and love with an eye on the future
Is the wisdom of a fool
Describing the act as unwise, associating wisdom with foresight
Because tomorrow is promised to no one
Highlighting the uncertainty of the future, emphasizing its unpredictability
You see, love is that wonderful thing
Love is portrayed as a wonderful and essential element
That the whole wide world needs plenty of
Stressing the universal need for love
And if you think for one minute that you can live without it
Warning against underestimating the importance of love
Then you are only fooling yourself
Addressing self-deception about living without love
Listen, please
A plea for attention, introducing a personal experience
I'd like to tell you something
Expressing a desire to share a recent personal incident
That happened to me just the other day
Narrating a negative experience that occurred recently
I awakened this morning
Describing the narrator's emotional state upon waking up
I was filled with despair
Feeling overwhelmed by a sense of hopelessness
All my dreams turned to ashes
Referring to shattered dreams and disappointment
Now, they're gone
Emphasizing the loss of dreams
And I looked at my life
Reflecting on the emptiness of the narrator's life
It was barren and so bare
Describing a life devoid of substance and love
Without love, I had nothing, nothing at all
Stating the insignificance of life without love
Without love, I had nothing
Repetition of the idea that without love, life is meaningless
Without love, I had nothing, nothing at all
Reiterating the theme of having nothing without love
I had conquered the world
Highlighting past achievements but questioning their value
But what then did I have?
Pondering the worth of worldly success without love
Without love, I had nothing, nothing at all
Reiterating the idea that achievements are hollow without love
I once had a sweetheart
Introducing a past romantic relationship
Who loved only me
Expressing exclusive love from the sweetheart
There was nothing that she would not give (no, no)
Highlighting the sweetheart's willingness to give everything
I was blind to her goodness
Admitting ignorance to the sweetheart's positive qualities
And I just could not see
Expressing the inability to recognize the goodness in the past
That a heart without love cannot live
Stressing the importance of love for a heart to thrive
Without love, I had nothing
Reiterating the emptiness of life without love
Without love, I had nothing, nothing at all
Repeating the idea that without love, life is devoid of meaning
I had conquered the world
Recalling past achievements and questioning their significance
But what then did I have?
Reflecting on the hollowness of success without love
Without love, I had nothing, nothing at all
Reiterating the theme of having nothing without love
Without love, I had nothing, nothing at all
Concluding with a repetition of the idea that without love, life is meaningless
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