You Are Everything
Diana Ross Marvin Gaye Lyrics
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Who looked just like you
He walked like you do
I thought it was you
As he turned the corner
I called out your name
I felt so ashamed
When it wasn't you
You are everything
And everything is you
Oh, you are everything
And everything is you
'Cause you are everything
And everything is you
How can I forget
When each face that I see
Brings back memories
Of being with you
I just can't go on
Living life as I do
Comparing each girl with you
Knowing they just won't do
They're not you
'Cause you are everything
And everything is you
Oh, you are everything
And everything is you
You are everything
And everything is you
These lyrics are about the longing one feels for someone they deeply love, who they have lost or are separated from. The singer sees someone who looks like their loved one and for a moment thinks they have been reunited, but quickly realizes it's not them. The pain of missing the person is so acute that the singer can't stop comparing everyone they meet to their loved one and they feel like no one will ever measure up or be able to replace them. The chorus repeats the phrase "you are everything and everything is you", emphasizing that the person is irreplaceable and that they are intimately connected to everything in the singer's life.
Line by Line Meaning
Today I saw somebody
I saw someone today
Who looked just like you
That person looked like you
He walked like you do
Their walk was similar to yours
I thought it was you
I believed it was you
As he turned the corner
When he went around the corner
I called out your name
I called your name
I felt so ashamed
I was embarrassed
When it wasn't you
But it wasn't you
Wasn't you
It was someone else
You are everything
You are everything
And everything is you
You are in everything
Oh, you are everything
You are absolutely everything
And everything is you
You are in everything
'Cause you are everything
Because you are everything
How can I forget
How could I forget
When each face that I see
Every face I encounter
Brings back memories
Reminds me of memories
Of being with you
Of the times we spent together
I just can't go on
I can't continue
Living life as I do
Living my life like this
Comparing each girl with you
I compare every girl to you
Knowing they just won't do
But I know they are not you
They're not you
They are not you
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LINDA CREED, LINDA DIANE CREED, THOM BELL, THOMAS RANDOLPH BELL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@arpitabanerjee7306
You are everything
Oh darling
I want to be everything to you
Today I saw somebody
Who looked just like you
He walked like you do
I thought it was you
As he turned the corner
I called out your name
I felt so ashamed
When it wasn't you
Wasn't you
You are everything
And everything is you
Oh, you are everything
And everything is you
'Cause you are everything
And everything is you
How can I forget
When each face that I see
Brings back memories
Of being with you
I just can't go on
Living life as I do
Comparing each girl with you
Knowing they just won't do
They're not you
'Cause you are everything
And everything is you
Oh, you are everything
And everything is you
You are everything
And everything is you
@savastikotsoni4004
That' s the song my husband and I danced to at our wedding recepion.Now that my beloved has passed away , this is a sweet yet painful memory...
@alanwiseman-kc3bx
soz 2 hear that girl, reminds me of my childhood in 70s, sum gud days not totally but sunny days fings woz cheaper etc
@topcatcoolio8807
God bless you. Believe in Jesus. You will meet again
@bjmartin1215
This version with Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye is good. The Stylistics' version was great.
@cjrddic3548
❤ RIP. MARVIN. ❤
2024. STILL. Listening
@sharondee6314
This song takes my breath away.
@yvonnestephens656
Yes, I want to.hear it over and over, it's that good. 2:52
@emilyh.8704
1974, hot summer days, riding the gravel back roads in Alice, Texas..shy, young woman.. thought I had all the time in the world to play around, not a care..now some 49 years later, oh my God how wrong I was..❤🌈😔💋
@theknobbla5447
Girl with the hour glass figure , time runs out for everyone ! 🌻
@emilyh.8704
@@theknobbla5447right you are lol...I'm talking more of friends I had then that are no longer here,.😢 few of them I 🙏 pray I will see again...and others just seem to drift away..I truly believe there is a place in heaven that our heavenly Father has for us all from those days of happiness and love with all our friends, where we all will be joined together and take up where we left off..I so believe that to be true..❤🕊️🙏🌈❤️