I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
Croce Jim Lyrics

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Well, I know it's kind of late
I hope I didn't wake you
But what I've got to say can't wait
I know you'd understand
'Cause every time I tried to tell you
The words just came out wrong
So I'll have to say "I love you" in a song

Yeah, I know it's kind of strange
Every time I'm near you
I just run out of things to say
I know you'd understand
'Cause every time I tried to tell you
The words just came out wrong
So I'll have to say "I love you" in a song

'Cause every time the time was right
All the words just came out wrong
So I'll have to say "I love you" (I love you) in a song

Yeah, I know it's kind of late (it's kind of late)
I hope I didn't wake you
But there's something that I just got to say
(I know you'd understand)
I know you'd understand
'Cause every time I tried to tell you

The words just came out wrong
So I'll have to say "I love you" in a song

Overall Meaning

In Croce Jim's song "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song," the singer is expressing his love for someone he cares about deeply, but he finds it challenging to say these three simple words out loud. He acknowledges that it is quite late and hopes that he has not disturbed the recipient's sleep. The singer's intention is to express his feelings towards the recipient, which he believes are worth waiting for and cannot wait to express them to them. He confesses that every time he has tried to speak these words before, they came out wrong so he will now say, "I love you" in a song.

The song represents the singer's inability to directly and openly communicate his affection for the recipient, but he still wants them to know how he feels about them. The main theme in this song is love, and how, even though some people find it difficult to express, it is necessary to do so to build and maintain a healthy relationship. Croce's song uses a combination of happy, cheerful melodies and expressive lyrics that fit perfectly with the overall message of the song. The singer uses music as a tool to convey his emotions since he feels a strong connection to it and is confident that the recipient will understand through his lyrics.

Line by Line Meaning

Well, I know it's kind of late
I am acknowledging that it's late, but I need to express my feelings now.

I hope I didn't wake you
I hope I didn't disturb you with my sudden need to express my feelings.

But what I've got to say can't wait
What I have to say is urgent and can't wait any longer.

I know you'd understand
I trust that you will be able to relate to what I have to say.

Every time I tried to tell you, the words just came out wrong
Whenever I have tried to express my feelings in words, I have failed to do so effectively.

So I'll have to say "I love you" in a song
To effectively express my feelings, I will resort to expressing them through a song.

Yeah, I know it's kind of strange
I realize that my approach may seem unusual.

Every time I'm near you, I just run out of things to say
Whenever I am in your presence, I struggle to articulate my thoughts.

'Cause every time the time was right, all the words just came out wrong
In the past, when the opportunity presented itself to express my feelings, I failed to do so effectively.

So I'll have to say "I love you" (I love you) in a song
I hope to fully communicate my love for you through the medium of music.

But there's something that I just got to say
I have something important that I need to communicate to you.

(I know you'd understand)
I trust that you will be able to relate to what I have to say.

So I'll have to say "I love you" in a song
To effectively express my feelings, I will resort to expressing them through a song.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: James Croce

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Comments from YouTube:

@FCSchaefer

2y↑214

We lost Jim Croce 49 years ago today. This is my favorite of all his songs. Nobody writes songs like this today, sweet and simple, and right to the heart. And that's a shame.

@marcuschavez8411

1y↑2

I’m here on a recommendation, asked a music group in Reddit to post any song from any genre, in any language. I have a rather eclectic taste in music for my general listening repertoire, and will also often at least attempt to pick out elements that I like/appreciate from music that I may not entirely take a liking to, or maybe just doesn’t resonate enough to have me listening to often . But I just wanted to chime in and say that I’ve heard a lot of music from the recent few decades that are absolutely sweet, simple and right to the heart. You may have to just keep an open mind/ear and give some of the thousands of wonderful artists/musicians out there a shot 🤙🏽

@jlbaker2000

1y↑3

His songs are so relatable too.

@michaelhanxiao4249

Love JC but what you said is not true. Just to name a few: John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Passenger still write sweet and simple songs in almost every album.

@michaelhanxiao4249

1y↑1

Check out John Mayers' You're gonna live forever in me, Badge and Gun, Wheels; Jack Johnson's almost every song; Passenger's When we were young, Holes, Anywhere. Think you'll love them. Peace

@FrankAJ

50w↑1

😔

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@gerardholguin4395

4y↑590

I was 8 years old when this song came out. I remember sitting on my father's lap and singing this with him. My father would look at me at the part where he says "I have to say I love you in a song", and he would kiss my cheek. I lost my father 2 years ago and I miss him everyday. How I wish it was the early 1970s so we could do it all over again.

@johnsilver9055

4y↑21

I'm so sorry to hear that, I bet your dad was a good man

@RedRobin13

4y↑7

@@johnsilver9055 Be well, brother.

@LegoCommanderCody

4y↑7

So wholesome :')

@thatguycalledbuggy680

4y↑7

Thanks for writing this comment.

@LegoCommanderCody

4y↑7

@@thatguycalledbuggy680 damn you
I thought there was hair on my screen

REEE

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@rusrockt10

10y↑392

Hard to believe Jim Croce was only 30 when he left us. How many beautiful songs did we lose with his passing? Thanks for this one though, Jim.

@carlosrosales8376

4y↑8

HE WAS ANGEL MUSICIAN

@fiqihandrian8729

4y↑4

🥰

@petekanter4582

3y↑7

Yes, RussRock, I couldn't agree with you more! Born as James Joseph Croce, he was a construction worker in the city of
Pittsburgh, PA before entering the music business. He wasn't ever inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; which is,
somewhat debatably unfortunate. But, at least he (posthumously) inducted in The Songwriter's Hall of Fame! If Jim was
alive today, just 2 days after I posted my reply, he would be 78.

@julietteoscaralphanovember2223

3y↑3

Jim was the best! Best wishes to Ingrid and AJ.

@julietteoscaralphanovember2223

3y↑7

@@Hummus-dm6hc no, he was making up a concert he missed before he was famous. He was only getting paid $750, but he made this commitment before he was famous and still wanted to uphold his commitment. What a true man, musician and human being! He made me survive my teen years being a heritage that many people made fun of, back in the day. He's an angel.

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@kennethsauer762

2y↑148

I'm 76 years old and was married for 40 years---she " walked ". But every time I hear this song I can't help cry---and I'm not ashamed to admit it, because Jim Croce's every word of this song hits ' home ' with me! He was an amazing song writer and singer, and I think he was under-rated by the media at the time. RIP Jim!!

@jtrain5615

47w↑6

Sorry to hear about your wife. Hope you're ok.

@thihal123

42w↑5

Sorry to hear about the dissolution of your relationship. 40 years is a long time together :(

@Deba7777

39w↑5

I sang this to my boyfriend before he became my fiance because I didn't have the courage to say it!😅😖🤣

@Timmy-en7qv

36w↑2

No shame in being yourself with the one you love. You are one of the lucky ones because you lived it.

@susanmay4968

21w

@@jtrain5615love train the group are very speclal

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@StarX81

1y↑56

There was something special about the music of the 70's that you just don't hear anymore. When musicians wrote from the heart & soul. So when you listened to their stuff, it touched you deep inside.

@gilesfamily2653

49w↑3

The different genres as well from that era. Today’s music in any genre doesn’t compare in any way.

10 March 2023

@NathanMandjes

30w↑4

I applaud the melancholia, but I wholeheartedly disagree. There are beautiful artists and songs nowadays that can shatter or glue the heart. You just have to find these pearls in the less mainstream music.

@freeguy77

23w

The 1950s and 1960s had that special touch in music that dropped a notch by the mid-1970s and worse every decade after!

@fr2ncm9

21w

@@NathanMandjes That's kind of the point. This used to be considered mainstream music.

@jimkurth

20w

Dec. 1, 2023:
There's a reason for that. In the '70's, you actually had to know how to play your instruments and couldn't rely heavily on special effects and slick videos to enhance your performance. The net effect of the 1970's era was a more organic and honest sound. After the 70s, synthesized, mechanical, commercial sounds and music videos competed with our attention, making it easier to heighten any performance with digital sounds and visual-appealing music videos and compensate for poor lyric writing. Granted, there were a lot of great 80s songs in mainstream media but the number of great honest work was dying as musicians had to adapt to the changing tides in musical preferences by the masses. Then, the 90s came along and all the commercialism and social inequalities experienced by younger genX group evolved music into grunge and modern music we hear today. There are some songs out there that have been written from the heart & soul but it feels like those modern songs are less poetic and more conversational words in the lyrics. Plus, poetry was very big before the 80s so I'm sure that helped too.

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@Jetset906

8y↑4

There are a few people in this world that I will have to send this song when I die. God Bless you Jim!

@indyvic

8y↑1

+Jetset906 No don't do that. Tell them now. They can't talk to memories. Who knows, maybe someone is thinking of sending it to you too?

@Jetset906

8y↑1

Sage advice my friend!

@WasApfels

27w↑4

Makes me wish I could call my parents right now ❤

@pokermania117

8y↑442

One of my favorite of all his songs! RIP Jim, you're the most underrated songwriter I know of

@eDrifter1

8y↑9

+BIG Deman underrated , truely.

@kreddlemon544

8y↑4

Ditto

@Sanco1927

8y↑8

+BIG Deman I do agree. Very talented man. So short a life.

@tomsfruitstand6821

8y↑4

+Sanco1927 too short

@montgomerydenzer8805

8y↑7

The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long dig it

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@Cheryltwin2012

2y↑46

Jim Croce wrote music designed to break your heart. What aching beauty this song has. Nearly 50 years after first hearing it and the magic is still there in those accoustic cords. RIP, Jim. The world forgot a little about how to make music when you left us.

@christopheranderson1162

1y↑43

They just don't hit like Jim did to the heart ❤️...he wrote songs from the heart ...I understand we will probably never see anyone as good as Jim Croce

@phyllispender783

1y↑2

My ex husband lived this man and I lived this song. Don't make them like this anymore. Man, so many memories

@cdcooper1000

4y↑23

As an 81 year old passionate lover of beautiful music, this guy was special!

@DjCatchXXII

1y↑12

My mom had the 45 of this song and I remember as a small child, being moved to tears to the lyrics. The beauty of music and what it invokes. God Bless Jim Croce

@freddiemontanez8461

32w↑3

9/8/23. 7:48am. Again listening to this song. Cus, l be thinking alot about my brother Johnny. R.I.P. miss him him deeply.

@prathmeshyadav4914

32w↑2

Stay strong, he's in a better place. God bless you

@ThrowingStones32

8y↑151

I remember being 7 years old (born in 70) and walking with cowboy boots on a hot summer day to grandma and my PaPa and singing this on the way to their house...funny how melody works...miss you two dearly...

@coachquinn14

7y↑7

Similar story....I was born in 72. His songs always remind me of when I was a kid riding through the Bronx in my Uncle Willie's van. The floor of the van was littered with 8-track tapes - mostly Croce's and other folk singers. My uncle was a dead ringer for Croce. Always left you with "Peace, baby" instead of saying "goodbye".

My uncle passed away in July.

RIP, Willie.

@davidalexander9789

8y↑133

I remember this guy singing this song I was 14 then I am now 56 and it still to me one of the greatest love songs of all time . Glad I was there in 74. South Philly loves their hometown son.

@dogpk1

7y↑5

me to awesome then an still today

@fatimakasu5699

7y↑5

somebody close to me working with in Johannesburg at the time he sang it to me in1973 the good old days never to be forgotten

@MrEric2196

6y↑3

I grow old with this amazing song

@gokukamehameha7770

4y↑4

My dad is a huge fan of Jim Croce and he is now 56 he exposed me to Jim’s music at a very young age and to me this is music played with instruments and true emotion

@buckmaurice4713

you're 60 by now

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@xxcharmed1xx

8y↑25

My favorite by him. I really feel like he made this song for a reason. And it was given to us when he passed away. Destiny!

@don2648

I Got A Name!

@xxcharmed1xx

7y↑1

Huh?

@davidhugaert8006

7y↑3

I think Don was attempting to say that "I Got A Name" was one of the first songs released by Jim Croce after he had passed away...so sad. "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song" is indeed my favorite by him...that, and "Time In A Bottle" - another song by Jim Croce that was released as a single after he tragically died. :'(

R.I.P., James Joseph Croce...January 10th, 1943 - September 20th, 1973. :'(

@WutAPunk

2y↑49

Jim's music is always there when you're going through a rough time.

@MegaSjoerd1984

That are the right wurds. It has helpt me

@ikaikamaleko8370

18w↑2

Miss those innocent childhood days, what a blast it was. Just sports and the beach growing up on Oahu, great times and memories.

@tommiegirl2441

9y↑60

Dear God, what a song. I cried so hard the first time I heard this... it was just so poignant and so beautiful. I wasn't very old, four or five maybe, and even at that age I understood that the world lost big time when Croce and Muehleisen passed.

@plathrop7737

4y↑59

He wrote this overnight while home, for his wife Ingrid . Their marriage was strained from him being on the road and getting hardly a nickel.

@autumnsapphiremarcum2151

PLathrop was

@alexandermorales4322

17w↑5

My ex girlfriend used to ask me to sing this for her when we went to bed every night, she said I could just play it on loop if I wanted since I’d been working all day. Thing is, coming home from work to her were some of the best moments of my life

@mwingo7

16w↑1

That's beautiful ❤

@user-gc5mz6nw4f

27w↑2

R I P Jim Croce miss your singing

@marykhalil5957

12w↑1

I just went to my ex's grave this song came on when I drove away

@johntechwriter7097

2y↑13

This song expressed how we’ve all felt at one time or another but could not put into words. But even more, it’s heart-meltingly, musically beautiful.

@DianeHughes45

10y↑137

Every time I tried to tell you
The words just came out wrong,
So I had to say I love you,
in a song

@ArgyleGroove

9y↑23

I saw on Behind The Music, that he had been on the road a lot and basically wrote this as an apology to his wife letting her know he loved her after a big fight.

@jacquelynharper3659

33w↑3

My dad and I sang this all the time and would play our guitars. My dad just passed away today at the age of 67. He had a stroke 😢So happy he had the best music growing up and happy now that I am almost 40 have been listening to this music for almost 30 years. I just can't believe my dad is gone 😭

@gracedagostino5231

32w

So sorry about your dad. You have such great memories with your dad, enjoying the genius, and beautiful soul that Jim Croce was.

@steveandrews8301

50w↑8

Back when songs were songs. Wonderful arrangement, composition, and lyrics. Precious memories of childhood on this one, for sure. Great times back then.

@Floridabruce1960

40w↑1

I was 14 in 1974. They dont write them or sing them like this anymore. So sad. You walk into retail and grocery stores now and it's sad the trash they call music, playing over the sound system. Just unbelievable really.

@WildWest83

10y↑33

This is a great song by one of the best singers of all time. His music stands the test of time because it is so amazing and honest. Something artists of today could learn from.

@fabergeartist5273

3y↑1

His songs were full of beautiful, memorable melodies and harmonies that just flowed and carried you with them, a lost art with most “musicians” today. I was actually listening to his music while studying in college at the moment I learned of his plane crash. It was heart a wrenching, heartbreaking moment. RIP Jim. Thank you for your timeless gifts in music.

@ChihuahuaboyDH

12y↑19

This makes me want to well up in tears every time I hear this. Jim Croce was a talented singer/songwriter/storyteller. His presence will never be duplicated. R.I.P., Jim Croce. Thanks for all the great music you left us. R.I.P....January 10th, 1943 - September 20th, 1973.

@chicanoduke

4y↑3

47 yrs ago

@Muzikgirl67

9y↑21

A lot of people may not know this lil' tidbit...but this Top 10 pop smash also ventured onto the country charts as well for Jim! It was his only single that made the country charts, making it up to #68 back in May 1974 (a far cry from the peak of #9 that it reached on the pop charts)...still sounds fabulous over 40 years later! Take Care! Elizabeth :-)

@parampalsingh1179

9y↑3

+Muzikgirl67 m in love with song.....heard first time yesterday.......its on repeat since then..... great words..lyrics...

@freeguy77

This song also hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, also known prior as the Easy Listening or Middle-Road charts.

@dr.b.h.3626

amen Lelroy Brown Reminds me of Military Service! Cheers

@Noelle0026

3y↑18

This song is such a treasure. Songwriter and guitarist goals! RIP Jim ❤️

@tobycleo

8y↑32

If anybody out there talks about music to a group of people, Mention "Jim Croce" and trurn them on to him they wont regret it!

@LukeLovesRose

10y↑90

This is what you call REAL music. Before rap and hip hop. Before Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga.

@RaziShawn

I agree

@bossradio930

9y↑1

Luke M Before Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Carly Rae Jepsen, Beyoncé, etc. This was decent, good music. You didn't degrade anyone in the songs. You're absolutely 1,000% right! Today's music rather sucks.

@stevarino1989

9y↑1

bossradio930
At least there's some good stuff today but the bad outweighs the good. I like John Mayer, Magic, a little bit of fun., J.T... people who can actually sing. I wish I could've lived in a world that existed long before Justin Bieber and 1D. :(

@CoherentHipHop

9y↑6

Ughhh. Rap and Hip Hop is full of great artists, real lyricists, and dope perfomers. Comercialized anything is garbage. Check out the Roots,Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Akua Naru, Atmosphere, etc.

@don2648

This was the plane crash after lynyrd skynyrd. but a friggin clue...newbie.

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@user-wu4cm9gy7f

33w↑2

I had a girlfriend in high school that turned me on to Jim Croce and several more..every time I play him I think of her!!! I miss you Marlene Dengler. ❤😢

@freeguy77

30w↑2

50 years ago today. And it still hurts! R.I.P. (Jan. 10, 1943 - Sep. 20, 1973)

@billlaspin1277

2y↑1

I was 10 years old the day Jim Croce died and I cried and cried.

@ChihuahuaboyDH

8y↑122

This must've been a really sad song @ the time it was first released, seeing that Jim Croce had died in a plane crash a few months earlier. This is a gem of a song released in 1974!!!

Bravo, Jim Croce! R.I.P., Maestro. :'(

@wendycarroll5502

8y↑1

The plane ran into the tree

@2251230

8y↑16

i heard jim wrote this song in his basement after he had a big fight with his wife.......

@ChihuahuaboyDH

8y↑17

...and a beautiful songwriter Jim was!!! He could paint lyrics with such depth & wisdom, it's surreal!!!

Bravo, Jim Croce!!! R.I.P., Sir.

@kbro7484

6y↑2

74 was the best year. I'm biased though, that was the year I was born.

@Kurt77777

4y↑6

@@kbro7484
1978 is my favorite year in music. That's the year I turned 16. Had I been born then, I'd be a lot younger (and wish that I was a lot younger). I don't know if I would appreciate the music of the 70's if I was younger, but I'm grateful to have experienced it. The 70's was the best decade in music, hands down. No other decade even comes close, and Jim Croce is one of the reasons the 70's was so special.

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@godtheog1.023

10y↑29

Damn how is it possible for 64 people to dislike this song??!?!?!?!!!?

@Den-lt2mc

10y↑1

The run to like it so fast that they hit dislike without noticing, blame big thumbs.

@biazettiguilherme

No heart and no soul.. Poor people!

@ricardomunhozburgel4825

Easy ... Never love someone!
This is not my case !

@SteamcleaningSD

10y↑50

My last tune to my father before he passed a few days ago. RIP Dad.

@Hunter_Dawso

6y↑2

SteamcleaningSD I’m so sorry for your loss. He’s in a better place.

@davidthomas8258

4y↑4

My most sincere condolences. I lost my dad when I was almost 5 years old. However, I do have some memories of him. They are what keep me happy sometimes. Just think of the happy memories. 😊😊😊

@fiqihandrian8729

4y↑1

@RedRobin13

4y↑1

God love you both, brother.

@mepgss

11y

... to my lovely wife, thanks for all, and over all for our kids.

@Lilykins

3y↑3

My beloved Jay, I tell you that I love you every day. This is just a reminder that the little word love contains so many beautiful emotions for you 💙💖🥰

@jalkianvalour

3y↑1

You are so lovely and thoughtful...I truly never before had the privilege of encountering someone as soul-deep beautiful as you are 💕💜😘

@jalkianvalour

2y↑1

And my beautiful Lily, you have never failed to continue to do so...each and every day since🥰😚I love you so much!🤗💘❤💗💓💞💕🧡❤💜❤‍🔥

@Lilykins

2y↑1

@@jalkianvalour ❤‍🔥💙💜💚❤🧡💖💝💘💓💞 I love you so much then, now and always, my splendid, beloved Jason 🥰😚🤗

@gilesfamily2653

49w↑1

Would love to have seen what he came up with had he lived. Gone to soon. R.I.P.

10 March 2023

@mattschneider6773

31w↑2

One of the great singer/songwriters. Gone way too soon.

@TheAxe4Ever

2y↑1

I learned a long time ago that when you want the girls to melt, drop the loud hard rock schtick and play this song for them.

@dcbaker343

11y

I don't care what brought me here. I'm just happy to listen to it.

@mixandallen

12y↑8

the best song Jim Croce ever did in his entirely too short career. He is sorely missed.

@roscoegino

7y↑161

I think is the last song Jim sung to his wife before he passed. Kinda sad.

@Jollybeebabes

3y↑2

Thats kinda bitter sweet. What a lovely song to end on though.

@bobcrunch

11y↑3

As Don McLean wrote about Van Gogh: "This life was never made for one as beautiful as you". Same with Jim Croce.

@njdrummer7120

13w

Something about all Jim Croce s songs makes me sad. In a good way. You know. That end of this song is beautiful w the strings.

@expertarcher8542

11w

A great deal of them have bittersweet endings.

@sirjoi1628

7y↑3

2017 anyone?

@mkl62

12y↑17

This hit by Jim Croce was the 216th #1 song on what is now Billboard's Adult Contemporary charts. It also hit #9 on the Top 40 charts, #7 on the Cashbox charts, #4 in Canada, and #29 in The Netherlands.

@joe1972

1y↑4

Hey I know it's kinda late. Ten years since you commented, but every time I tried to reply, the words just came out wrong. So I had to wait many years to finally say I thank you, in a post.

@mahyargharehdaghi9383

1y↑2

@@joe1972 yeah you know it's kinda strange, every time you're near them. You just run out of things to say, you knew they'd understand.

@joe1972

1y↑2

@Mahyar Gharehdaghi yeah, I just wish I'd figured out what to say sooner as sitting around for a decade looking at the phone had become a big problem for me. Couldn't get anything done. Well, now it's onto another thread where I'm hoping to add my input much sooner... maybe five years this time. Wish me luck, Mayyar.

@mahyargharehdaghi9383

1y↑2

@@joe1972 absolutely Joe, god bless you and your input

@joe1972

1y↑2

@@mahyargharehdaghi9383 thanks much, Mahyar! 😅 And God bless you too 🙏

@julieabraham3566

9y↑26

Croce had real talent and class. His songs had a genuine sweetness without sap.

@andybetz.9978

Hi Julie💐💐

@nitramfan

11y

You're right; I am "lucky." As are you. We still get to listen to this beautiful music that they left us.

@efrem1

11y

I quoted a line from Operator to a lady that gave me a haircut. See had no idea who Jim Croce was. Sad. This world needs more people of Croce's caliber.

@christianhunter777

20w↑1

The best song ever.

@claudiasilvanacanova8475

42w↑5

Beautiful !! Timeles !! Perfect melody and words

@kelbell9312

47w↑9

I still love this song. The words carry so beautifully 💓

@Chanticlair47

6y↑9

This songs speaks of a good man with a gentle soul.

@bshwak

11y

"only the good die young" bro i was born after he died and listened in the car to oldies station but he always stuck with me! its the good stuff

@paoloscottodivettimo6284

39w↑1

How is Croche not in rock n roll hall of fame????? He wrote fuckin great songs! Some epic

@expertarcher8542

11w

Well he technically isn’t a rock artist. He was always considered folk I believe. Either way I still think he should be in the hall.

@ALLNEWSUX1

10y↑14

Possibly my all-time favorite from Croce, but with his catalog it's very hard to choose!!!

@ruthkidney6165

7y↑5

Ah, Jim. I still miss you after all these years. You helped my through so much of my teenage angst years. Thank you!!!

@fcdchaslincordell6876

7y↑1

Ruth kidney 4

@charla594

2y↑5

Listening to this with headphones is magical omg

@sweetpotatoguy392

3y↑2

I play this song with my guitar

@suchz79

18w↑1

My all time fave Jim Croce

@harponercam

3y↑1

To the lover who looked like Jim in Hollywood a few years ago- thanks!

@andybetz.9978

Hi Nancy💐💐

@halysho5197

3y↑2

It was the time of my 1st great love. I was 16, he was 19 and the intergalactic distance of about 200 km separated us. We fought bravely for 2 years, against all odds, led away by my jealous father ... It was doomed ... but - we NEVER lost touch, over 40 years. And - we both still know today how special and unique our encounter was. 🙏🏻💞🙏🏻. And Jim and his music , especially this song, was the music of our hearts.

@lolam5003

18w↑1

What a beautiful song!!! Im crying and i don't know why. ❤

@JuanPabloRojasW

Wow I was just 3 yrs old when he passed away in a car accident. Lovely song. Brings my childhood memories back....

@LordFleshy

8y↑1

+Juan Pablo Rojas W. it was a plane crash dude. still a good song tho

@derkunstler7769

+Juan Pablo Rojas W. He was in a plane crash.

@JuanPabloRojasW

Thanks for clarifying. :D

@andrewcowman8731

4y↑6

I just add to remind people of a Musician who sadly died too early & wrote too many songs some have forgotten. Jim Croce is magnificent & is still current.

@joshuamclaughlin9887

8y↑23

heartfelt, poetic, beautiful

@jaydavid6218

11y

My Father In Law brought me here now we jam this together

@jimmychambers3836

8y↑35

it's a tear jerker if you pay attention to the words

@seesee7932

1y↑1

Love ❤love ❤this song BEAUTIFUL

@ccharliemco

11y

R.I.P.Jim Croce.......40 years!

@williammeyer207

2y↑4

Beautiful song thanks for uploading.

@Alwaystuned

11y

Being a kid in the 70's brought me here.

@jonesthephones

11y↑7

Takes me back... this song got a lot of radio plays, way back then and ever since. Simple song, simple sentiment, sincerely stated. Great

@LOCKJAW321

11y↑1

BEAUTIFUL !!!!!

@andybetz.9978

Hi Barbara 💐💐

@freeguy77

3y↑2

It is songs as this that made the early-'70s more bearable, with too many hard rock songs, and not enough gorgeous ballads as only Jim Croce could create! It has never been surpassed, although some others have come close. But the first time I heard it shortly after that sad day in Sep. 1973, I knew it would be a hit and as long-lived in memory for as long as there are ballads. He was going to retire from public life after that tour ended, and become a scriptwriter for tv and movies. I imagine him writing outstanding and hilarious comedy series episodes, plus deeply-serious and thoughtful drama shows that highlighted a specific type of human feeling from an important event. We'll never know how much brighter he would have added to Hollywood's too-frequently dull or unmemorable episodes, whether in comedy or drama. More the pity from Sep. 20, 1973. R.I.P., Jim. You were like a rare comet that shines brilliantly and lights-up the sky for only a few months, then fades away, never to be seen again. But never forgotten!

@John65Pennington

12y

Amber...I dedicate this song to you. We never have time alone, so listen to the words in this Jim Croce song. It tells it like it is. jp

@annmariedequarto9473

9y↑31

Just beautiful song ```````Have to say love you in song``~`~`~`` Great Lyrics in he`s songs

@annmariedequarto9473

9y↑4

~````~`Jim CROCE``~``~````~~Great Songs

@ictdpowerstroke4591

1y↑3

It’s a shame people don’t make music like this anymore,,,I heard this song 8 years ago driving home from a trip,,,that was probably the most depressing moment.

@monbond1

11y

Very good songwriter. Ate and listened to music @ his rstaurant in San Diegp, CA couple of summers ago. It was full of Croce keepsakes, bought me a shirt. Loved his music even in the early 70s.

@teddysaginaw9101

1y↑5

Timeless music

@TommyStevens1

10w

Simply beautiful ❤

@susanmccoy3125

23w↑1

Jjim Croce eas one of the best💔

@user-mn9qh6bn6c

38w↑3

I loved everything he wrote and sang. RIP James!

@northwoodnick1

35w↑2

Great song

@saychinqua1

34w

Another great song that beats the garbage of today. Thanks Jim

@Reaper0384

Jim never died.

@Suddenlyits1960

10w

This in my opinion is his masterpiece. It affects you on an emotional level everytime you hear it. We dont make music like this anymore. Sad he wasnt around longer. Weve lost so many talented singers and songwriters to small plane crashes.

@angelsevert616

8y↑29

miss you daddy ,you too mama

@andybetz.9978

Hi Angel💐💐

@Electricchris1

12y

sad isnt it why bother being so negative ,jim was a legend still gets me emotional at my age

@pattifranse7348

39w

I'm 61 and our skating rink had a juke box...I must have skated with my boyfriend a thousand times to this song! ❤

@nitramfan

11y

I first saw Jim and Maury at a Boston club in 1972. They were kind and gracious to me, a just-turned 18-year-old fan. They'd not yet rocked the world, but soon would. The summer of 1973, I worked as one of the "red shirts" handling concert security at the Cape Cod Coliseum. Jim and Maury were scheduled to play there in late September, and they were now stars. For their event, I was pegged to oversee backstage and dressing room security. But they never made it. RIP. We still miss you.

@LDRain4Red

12y

jim croce.....he takes the words that i cant say out of my head....sigh......yeah!!

@PassingBy1103

11y↑6

I still remember I was a middle school kid when I first heard this song, and found it so beautiful. It is really a great pity that he did not have the chance to share more music to us.

@rickyrubio7934

40w↑1

What complete artistry. 😢

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