Because I Love You – English Lyrics

• By: Shakin' Stevens
• Album: Fire in the Blood: The Definitive Collection

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Shakin' Stevens' 1980s classic, "Because I Love You," a song that perfectly blends soaring romantic sentiment with vulnerable yearning. While the melody is instantly catchy, the English lyrics offer a relatable lesson in the anxieties that can accompany profound love—perfect for understanding the powerful emotional vocabulary of devotion and insecurity in a classic rock-pop context.

[English]

If I got down on my knees and I pleaded with you

If I crossed a million oceans just to be with you

Would you ever

Let me down?

If I climbed the highest mountain just to hold you tight

If I said that I would love you every single night

Would you ever

Let me down?

Well, I'm sorry if it sounds kinda sad

It's just that

I'm worried

So worried

That you'll let me down

Because I

Love you

Love you

Love you

So don't let me down

If I swam the longest river just to call your name

If I said the way I feel for you would never change

Would you ever

Fool around?

Well, I'm sorry if it sounds kinda bad

Just that

I'm worried

'Cause I'm so worried

That you'll let me down

Because I

Love you

Love you

Love you

So don't let me down

Because I

Love you

Love you

Well, I'm sorry if it sounds kinda bad

It's just that

I'm worried

'Cause I'm so worried

That you'll let me down

Because I

Love you

Love you

Love you

Love you

Well, I'm sorry if it sounds kinda bad

It's just that

I'm worried

'Cause I'm so worried

That you'll let me down

Because I

Love you

Love you

I love you

Love you

Love you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone noun - a strong feeling of affection
worried /ˈwʌr.id/ B1	adjective - feeling anxious or concerned about something
let /lɛt/ A1	verb - to allow or permit
sound /saʊnd/ B1	verb - to produce a noise or tone
sad /sæd/ A2	adjective - feeling sorrow or unhappiness
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - of poor quality or not good
mountain /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/ A2	noun - a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
river /ˈrɪv.ər/ A2	noun - a natural stream of water flowing to a sea, lake or another river
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to keep or grasp something tightly
knee /niː/ A2	noun - the joint between the thigh and the lower leg
cross /krɔs/ B1	verb - to go from one side to the other
ocean /ˈoʊ.ʃən/ B2	noun - a vast body of salt water covering most of the Earth
climb /klaɪm/ B1	verb - to ascend, especially using the hands and feet
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty‑four hours
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to shout or speak loudly to attract attention
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person or thing is known
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different
fool /fuːl/ B2	verb - to deceive or trick someone

Key Grammar Structures

• If I got down on my knees and I pleaded with you

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ The phrase uses the second conditional with 'If' to describe hypothetical situations and their unlikely results, here expressing deep devotion.

• Would you ever / Let me down?

  ➔ Tag Question

  ➔ The tag question 'Would you ever / Let me down?' seeks confirmation or denial, adding emotional emphasis to the speaker's concern.

• Well, I'm sorry if it sounds kinda sad

  ➔ Apologetic Structure

  ➔ The phrase uses an apologetic structure with 'I'm sorry if' to express regret for the tone, showing vulnerability.

• Because I / Love you

  ➔ Emphatic Repetition

  ➔ The repetition of 'Because I / Love you' emphasizes the depth of emotion and reinforces the central theme of the song.

• It's just that / I'm worried

  ➔ Emphatic Structure

  ➔ The phrase 'It's just that' introduces an emphatic structure to highlight the speaker's primary concern, adding emotional weight.