True Love
Amy Grant/Vince Gill Lyrics


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No one ever told me
During all those tears I cried
That one day you would hold me
I just kept hoping inside

True love was waiting
True love would find me in time
True love was waiting
Your love would finally be mine

No one ever showed me
Such care and tenderness
Baby, you know me
And what moves me the best

It's true love waiting
It's true love making up for lost time
It's true love waiting
Your love it's finally mine

And I can't erase these lines on my face
But I'd turn back time if I could
But all the years wanting, the desperate longing,
Are maybe what makes this so good

True love, waiting
True love that found us in time
True love is waiting
Your love is finally mine





True love is waiting
Your love is finally mine

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Vince Gill's song "True Love" are about the joy and gratitude that comes from finding true love after a period of waiting and longing. The singer opens the song by expressing how much he had hoped for someone to hold and love him despite all the tears he had cried. He then goes ahead to sing about how true love was waiting patiently for him and how he finally found what he had been looking for. The singer acknowledges the care and tenderness shown to him by his partner, and he knows that he has finally found his match. The phrase "true love waiting" is repeated in the chorus to emphasize the magnitude of the waiting period and the beauty of the love they finally found.


As the song progresses, the singer emphasizes that although he can not turn back time and erase the lines on his face caused by the years of waiting, he would still go through the waiting again if it meant finding the love he currently has. The song's entire theme is hopeful and joyful, and it highlights the beauty of waiting patiently for something you genuinely desire.


Line by Line Meaning

No one ever told me
Throughout all my struggles, no one warned me


During all those tears I cried
When I was consumed by grief


That one day you would hold me
That someday I would be embraced by you


I just kept hoping inside
I continued to hold on to the promise of hope within me


True love was waiting
An unbreakable love was awaiting


True love would find me in time
This powerful love would ultimately come to me


No one ever showed me
Nobody presented to me


Such care and tenderness
Such kindness and affection


Baby, you know me
My dear, you understand me


And what moves me the best
And what deeply touches me


It's true love waiting
The love that waits is genuine


It's true love making up for lost time
This love is compensating for the previous time it was absent


It's true love waiting
This authentic love is waiting


Your love it's finally mine
Finally, I hold your love


And I can't erase these lines on my face
I am getting old and cannot remove the aging lines


But I'd turn back time if I could
I would go back in time if it were possible


But all the years wanting, the desperate longing,
The years of longing and anxiety


Are maybe what makes this so good
Perhaps this is what makes this love so satisfying


True love, waiting
An authentic love that is waiting


True love that found us in time
This pure love that found us when the time was right


True love is waiting
An unconditional love that is waiting


Your love is finally mine
At last, your love is entirely mine




Lyrics © MUSIC SERVICES, INC., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Vincent Grant Gill

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Comments from YouTube:

@thatgirl626

Been a long time since I ve come across this song, Amy and Vince both earned this beautiful love,both needed a soft place to fall they are my Favorite couple.

@MsHavePlenty

Absolutely beautiful, I love Vince and Amy❤️

@itsmedanah

This has to be the most romantic song ever! The meeting of these two, and then finally becoming one just sends me chills! I hope they stay feeling this way towards each other forever!

@hurstma59

Well considering they got married in March 1990...I say the marriage is a success!

@itsmedanah

@MAlice Hurst they were married in 2000 ☺

@veelighted7

Amy’s voice is my all time favorite: soulful and sweet. It understands the nuances of a song.

@guymoreau8050

Beautiful song, sung by two wonderful artists!

@1scooby13

I love this! I'm so happy that they found each other and are so happy. Beautiful song -beautiful people!

@amosroger323

So happy to see them so happy. Vince Gill has always been one of my favorite singers but I always sensed a loneliness in him till Amy Grant came around. What a blessing

@tahoma6889

DO not encourage this pirate channel

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