Romantic Love Song Lyrics To Send To Your Girl

Medically reviewed by Karen Foster, LPC and Melissa Guarnaccia, LCSW
Updated October 9, 2024by BetterHelp Editorial Team

It’s not uncommon to have trouble expressing your feelings for the person you love in words. Sometimes, talking about poetry and song lyrics can be helpful, as many artists have a way with words that may not come naturally to us. The following romantic song lyrics may be perfect to sing or listen with your significant other. However, if you’re experiencing relationship challenges, love songs may not be enough. Online therapy can be a helpful tool for those who are interested in getting professional help with their romantic relationships.

Although this article discusses how to tell a girl you love her though song lyrics, please note that the tips below can be applied to people of any gender.

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Romantic love song lyrics for your partner

You may easily convey your love for someone using romantic song lyrics. The music industry is generally believed to have come up with plenty of love songs containing romantic song lyrics. Consider this popular lyric, for example: 

"You are the best thing that's ever been mine." – Taylor Swift, "Mine"

Love song lyrics for inspiration

Below is a list of more than 50 lyrics from different genres of music that can provide you with inspiration. They might just contain the sentiment you can't seem to put your finger on. 

  • "And suddenly you're all I need, the reason why I smile." – Avril Lavigne, "Smile"

  • "It felt like summer when I kissed you in the rain." – Lady Gaga, "Is That Alright?"

  • "Look at the stars, look how they shine for you and everything you do, like they were all yellow." – Coldplay, "Yellow" 

  • "I love you just the way you are." – Billy Joel, "Just the Way You Are"

  • "Cause, honey your soul could never grow old; it's evergreen and, baby, your smile's forever in my mind and memory." – Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud" 

  • "After all this time I'm still into you." – Paramore, "Still Into You" 

  • "Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, tomorrow I'll miss you, remember I'll always be true. And then while I'm away, I'll write home every day, and I'll send all my lovin' to you." – The Beatles, "All My Lovin'" 

Love lyrics with emotion from pop culture

  • "You are my sunrise on the darkest day." –Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, and Justin Bieber, "Despacito" 

  • "Something in the way she moves attracts me like no other lover. Something in the way she woos me." –The Beatles, "Something"

  • "When you say you love me, know I love you more." –Miley Cyrus, "Adore You" 

  • "Cause all of me loves all of you. Love your curves and all your edges, all your perfect imperfections." –John Legend, "All of Me" 

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  • "Two hearts and one home." –Harry Styles, "Sweet Creature" 

  • "I may not have the softest touch. I may not say the words as such. And though I may not look like much…. I'm yours." –The Script, "I'm Yours" 

  • "I'll be better when I'm older. I'll be the greatest fan of your life." –Edwin McCain, "I'll Be"

Heartfelt lyrics about passion and devotion

  • "Let's love like there's no goodbyes." –Dua Lipa, "No Goodbyes"

  • "I'd never lived before your love, I'd never felt before your touch, and I never needed anyone to make me feel alive, but then again, I wasn't really living." –Kelly Clarkson, "Before Your Love"

  • "Don't wanna know another kiss. No other name falling off my lips." –Lady Gaga, "I'll Never Love Again"

  • "When you need some shelter from the rain, when you need a healer for your pain, I will be there time and time again." –Leona Lewis, "Here I Am"

  • "You're still the one I run to, the one that I belong to, you're still the one I want for life." –Shania Twain, "You're Still The One" 

  • "I'm all strung out, my heart is fried. I just can't get you off my mind." –Kesha, "Your Love Is My Drug"

  • "Baby, you're all that I want when you're lying here in my arms, I'm finding it hard to believe we're in heaven." –Bryan Adams, "Heaven"

  • "I wanna live with you even when we're ghosts." –James Arthur, "Say You Won't Let Go"

Lyrics that express deep connection

  • "Maybe I don't know that much but I know this much is true, I was blessed because I was loved by you." –Celine Dion, "Because You Loved Me" 

  • "My dreams running into your dreams. It's as if we wished on the same star." –Sabrina Carpenter, "On Purpose"

  • "Heaven is a place on earth with you." –Lana Del Rey, "Video Games"

  • "You drive me crazy, I just can't sleep. I'm so excited, I'm in too deep." –Britney Spears, "(You Drive Me) Crazy"

  • "Everyone comes with scars, but you can love them away." –Fifth Harmony, "No Way"

  • "Let me tell you a story about a girl and a boy. He fell in love with his best friend, when she's around he feels nothing but joy." –Justin Bieber, "Fall" 

  • "I'm in love with you and all these little things." –One Direction, "Little Things"

Captivating lyrics for unforgettable romantic love

  • "I love you like a love song baby, and I keep hitting repeat." –Selena Gomez, "Love You Like a Love Song"

  • "We can go anywhere we want. Drive down to the coast, jump in the sea, just take my hand and come with me." –Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid, "Eastside"

  • "Take a piece of my heart and make it all your own, so when we are apart, you'll never be alone." –Shawn Mendes, "Never Be Alone"

  • "You're stuck in my head and I can't get you out of it." –Selena Gomez, "Back To You"

  • "I hope you don't mind that I put down in words how wonderful life is while you're in the world." –Elton John, "Your Song" 

  • "We've got that love, the crazy kind. I am his and he is mine, in the end it's him and I." –G-Eazy and Halsey, "Him & I"

  • "And I'd give up forever to touch you, cause I know that you feel me somehow. You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be and I don't wanna go home right now." –Goo Goo Dolls, "Iris"

  • "And if you want to cry, I am here to dry your eyes and in no time, you'll be fine." –Sade, "By Your Side"

  • "I'm looking right at the other half of me." –Justin Timberlake, "Mirrors"

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  • "I am thinking of you in my sleepless solitude tonight, if it's wrong to love you then my heart just won't let me be right." –Mariah Carey, "My All"

  • "When I look at you, I see forgiveness, I see the truth. You love me for who I am, like the stars hold the moon. Right there where they belong…And I know I'm not alone." –Miley Cyrus, "When I Look at You" 

  • "Your lipstick stain is a work of art, I got your name tattooed in an arrow heart." –5 Seconds of Summer, "She Looks So Perfect"

  • "Oh, you are in my blood like holy wine. You taste so bitter and so sweet, oh. I could drink a case of you darling." –Joni Mitchell, "A Case of You"

  • "Close your eyes, let me tell you all the reasons why I think you're one of a kind. Here's to you, the one that always pulls us through, always do what you gotta do. You're one of a kind. Thank God you're mine." –Michael Buble, "Close Your Eyes"

Memorable lyrics to express your deepest feelings

  • "Loving you was young, and wild, and free. Loving you was cool, and hot, and sweet, loving you was sunshine, safe and sound." –Camila Cabello, "Consequences”

  • "Love was when I loved you, one true time I hold to. In my life, we'll always go on." –Celine Dion, "My Heart Will Go On"

  • "I could make you happy, make your dreams come true. Nothing that I wouldn't do. Go to the ends of the earth for you to make you feel my love." –Bob Dylan, "Make You Feel My Love"

  • "Your heart is all I own. And in your eyes, you're holding mine." –Ed Sheeran, "Perfect"

  • "Now you're lifting me up, instead of holding me down, stealing my heart instead of stealing my crown." –Kacey Musgraves, "Butterflies"

  • "And when you're needing your space to do some navigating, I'll be here patiently waiting to see what you find." –Jason Mraz, "I Won't Give Up"

  • “I need you in my blood, I am forsaking all the rest.” –Melissa Etheridge, “Come to My Window”

  • "Remember those walls I built? Well, baby, they're tumbling down, and they didn't even put up a fight, they didn't even make a sound." –Beyoncé, "Halo"

  • “Lonely days, lonely nights. Where would I be without my woman?” –Bee Gees, “Lonely Days”

  • “I close my eyes at night, wondering where would I be without you in my life.” –James Taylor, “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)”

  • “And the moment I can feel that you feel that way too, is when I’ll fall in love with you” –Nat King Cole, “When I Fall in Love”

  • “And I can tell by the way you walk that walk, And I can hear by the way you talk that talk… That I could give you all the loving in the whole wide world” –Etta James, “I Just Want to Make Love to You”

  • “When I see your face, there’s not a thing that I would change, cause you’re amazing, just the way you are” –Bruno Mars, “Just the Way You Are”

  • “Lovin’ you whether, whether time are good or bad, happy or sad” –Al Green, “Let’s Stay Together”

Timeless lyrics for everlasting love

  • “Take my hand, take my whole life too, for I can’t help falling in love with you” –Elvis Presley, “Can’t Help Falling in Love”

  • “I’d walk a thousand miles if I could just see you tonight” –Vanessa Carlton, “A Thousand Miles”

  • “What do we do when the world stops turning? I already know all the lessons I’m learning. Either love me or hate me, please just give me something to feel alive.” –Chris Malinchak, “When the World Stops”

  • “Well I found a woman stronger than anyone I know.” –Ed Sheeran, “Perfect”

  • “Can we just feel this way together till the end of all time. Can I just spend my life with you?” –Eric Benét (feat. Tamia), “Spend My Life with You”

  • “But now you’re my whole life, now you’re my whole world, I just can’t believe the way I feel about you, girl” –Brad Paisley, “Then”

  • “I hope that someday you’ll join us and the world will be as one.” –John Lennon, “Imagine”

  • “Love like you mean it, show me how to feel it, dream of the lady, a lady like you.” –Moses Gunn, "Dreams I Hope Come True”

Use love songs, verse and melody in your relationship

You might put a few of these songs into a playlist for your significant other or text them your favorite lyrics. Writing out song lyrics as part of a love letter can also be an excellent way to convey your feelings and let your partner know how much they mean to you.

When song lyrics aren’t enough

If you’re having trouble in your relationship, song lyrics may seem to come up short. Some problems with a significant other may not be fixed with a ballad. In these cases, couples therapy may be the best course of action. 

Online therapy for relationship support and heart healing

Talking about the intimate details of a relationship with a stranger can be intimidating, though, even when that person is a licensed therapist. If you’re hesitant to open up in an in-person, office-based setting, there may be other options. One viable alternative to consider could be online therapy

This study generally recommended the use of online couples therapy and stated that it could be as effective as traditional in-office therapy. If your relationship needs professional guidance, please don’t hesitate to reach out for the help you deserve.

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Takeaway

While talking about lyrics to love songs can be a beautiful romantic gesture, it may not be the solution to deeper issues in your relationship. If you’ve encountered challenges that you’re not sure how to resolve on your own, connecting with a couples therapist through an online therapy platform may provide an effective way forward.
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