Friend to Friend
Eternal Devotion: Diana Ross's Ode to Lifelong Love
Lyrics
When I gave all of my love to you
Expressing the act of giving all love to the person being addressed.
I said you were a dream come true
Referring to the person as a dream come true, emphasizing their importance.
Good to you,
Reiterating the intention to be good to the person.
So good to you
Emphasizing the commitment to be good to the person addressed.
Is what I'm gonna be
Stating the determination to be good and expressing future intent.
And I hope you fall in love with me
Expressing a desire for the person to fall in love with the speaker.
Persevere is what we'll do
Commitment to persevere in the relationship.
What we'll do to make
Describing actions to make their love enduring.
Our love everlasting
Expressing a desire for lasting love.
Oh, friend I owe all of my life to you
Gratitude and acknowledgment of owing life to the friend.
I said you were a dream come true
Reiterating that the person is a dream come true, emphasizing significance.
I don't want
Expressing a lack of desire to be cold or distant.
No, I don't want to be so cold to you
Clarifying the intention to avoid being cold to the person.
It's just a defense that I sometimes use
Explaining that occasional defensiveness is used as a protective mechanism.
I have often thought that I
Reflecting on past thoughts of having no love to give.
Had no love to give
Asserting that love is available for the person if requested.
But it's yours for the asking
Emphasizing the readiness to give love when asked for.
Ooh
Expressing emotional emphasis.
I have often thought
Reiteration of past thoughts about having no love to give.
I had no love to give
Reiterating the availability of love for the person.
It's yours
Emphasizing the dedication of love to the person.
Yours for the asking
Reiterating the availability of love for the person.
Oh friend
Expressing a commitment to give life to the friend.
I give my life to you
Reiterating that the person is a dream come true, emphasizing significance.
I say you are a dream come true
Expressing gratitude and dedication to the friend.
Oh friend,
Repetition of addressing the person as a friend.
Oh friend
Repetition of expressing dedication to the friend.
I give my life to you
Repetition of addressing the person as a friend.
I say you are
Repetition of expressing dedication to the friend.
You are a dream come true
Reiteration of the person being a dream come true, reinforcing importance.
Friend to friend
Concluding the song with the repetition of the theme "Friend to friend."
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