How Much I Feel
Ambrosia Lyrics


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I don't know how this whole business started
Of you thinkin' that I have been untrue
But if you think that we'd be better parted
It's gonna hurt me, but I'll break away from you
Well, just give me the sign and I will be gone, yeah

(That's how much I feel) feel for you, baby
(How much I need) well I need your touch
(How much I live) I live for your loving
That's how much (that's how much)
That's how much, that's how much

I sleep alone, and late at night I'm dreamin'
Of the togetherness that seems to be leaving me
I'd give it all and then I'd give some more
If you would only love me like you had before
Well, take hold of my hand and all will be forgiven, yeah

(That's how much I feel) feel for you, baby
(How much I need) I need your touch
(How much I live) I live for your loving
(That's how much) that's how much
That's how much, that's how much

So you try (try), try to stay in the middle
And then you cry (cry), well you cry just a little
Then you both realize
Just how foolish you've been
And you try to make amends
But you're better off as friends
'Cause that's how much (that's how much)
That's how much, that's how much

How's your life been goin' on?
I've got a wife now, years we've been goin' strong
Oh, no, there's just something that I've got to say
Sometimes when we make love
I still can see your face
Ooh, just try to recall
When we were as one, yeah

(That's how much I feel) feel for you, baby
(How much I need) I need your touch




(How much I live) I live for your loving
That's how much

Overall Meaning

Ambrosia's song How Much I Feel is a ballad that captures the essence of a love that is slowly drifting away. The artist addresses his lover, who seems to have developed doubts about his faithfulness. He is reassuring her that his feelings and his love for her are genuine and deep. He opens the song with a declaration of not understanding how the rumors of his infidelity started. He then pleads with her to give him a signal if she still wants him to leave. The song's chorus features the artist expressing how much he feels for his lover while also showing how much he needs her touch and how he lives for her love.


As the song progresses, the artist reminisces on a time when they were more in love and all he wanted was her love. Now, he sleeps alone, hoping for the union they used to have. He is willing to give his all and more if only she would love him again like before. He pleads with her to hold his hand, and all would be forgiven.


The third verse shows that the artist has moved on, and he is now married to someone else. However, he still has a lingering feeling towards his lover, which resurfaces when he makes love to his current wife. He then urges her to remember the good times they had together when they were one.


Line by Line Meaning

I don't know how this whole business started
I am unsure how these problems between us began


Of you thinkin' that I have been untrue
You believe that I have not been loyal to you


But if you think that we'd be better parted
If you think that our separation would be beneficial


It's gonna hurt me, but I'll break away from you
It will cause me pain, but I will choose to leave you


Well, just give me the sign and I will be gone, yeah
Indicate to me that you want me to leave, and I will depart


(That's how much I feel) feel for you, baby
I am deeply in love with you


(How much I need) well I need your touch
I crave your affection and intimacy


(How much I live) I live for your loving
Your love is essential to my life


I sleep alone, and late at night I'm dreamin'
I spend my nights alone, dreaming of happier times


Of the togetherness that seems to be leaving me
Our sense of closeness appears to be fading away


I'd give it all and then I'd give some more
I would do anything to save our relationship


If you would only love me like you had before
If you could love me as you once did


Well, take hold of my hand and all will be forgiven, yeah
If we can reconcile, I am willing to forgive and forget


So you try (try), try to stay in the middle
We try to remain neutral and not take sides


And then you cry (cry), well you cry just a little
We experience some emotional pain and cry a bit


Then you both realize
We both come to understand


Just how foolish you've been
We recognize how unwise our actions have been


And you try to make amends
We attempt to repair our relationship


But you're better off as friends
However, it may be better for us to remain friends


'Cause that's how much (that's how much)
Because our love is so great


How's your life been goin' on?
How has your life been lately?


I've got a wife now, years we've been goin' strong
I am now married and have been for a while


Oh, no, there's just something that I've got to say
However, there is something that I need to tell you


Sometimes when we make love
Occasionally, while being intimate with my wife


I still can see your face
I still picture your face in my mind


Ooh, just try to recall
Please remember


When we were as one, yeah
When we were together and in love


(That's how much I feel) feel for you, baby
I still have strong emotions for you


(How much I need) I need your touch
I still desire your affection and intimacy


(How much I live) I live for your loving
My life would be better with your love


That's how much
That is the extent of my love for you




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DAVID PACK

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