Warm & Tender
Johnny Mathis Lyrics


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Make me yours, make me yours, make me yours

When my lips are touching yours, my love
Heaven opens up its doors, my love
Warm and tender soul, warm and tender love
Lips that you grant me just seem to enchant me
We kiss and I know I've been kissed
When I'm lost in your embrace, my love
It's like flyin' into space, my love
Warm and tender soul, warm and tender your
Arms hold me tightly, they thrill and excite me
And I'd be a fool to resist you

The moment you're near my life can start
When we're apart, my life is through
Each single tingle deep down in my heart
Just beats for you, beats for you, beats for you!

With each yearning burning in my soul
Loving only you will be my goal
Warm and tender in sweet surrender I
Offer my lips and I offer my arms and I
Offer my heart that implores
Won't you make me yours?





Make me yours
Make me yours

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Johnny Mathis's song Warm and Tender are that of a love-struck individual addressing their significant other. The singer is calling out to their lover and asking to be taken completely by them. The repetition of the phrase "make me yours" reinforces the singer's desire to be entirely owned by their lover. Each time they touch or kiss, it feels like heaven has opened up its doors. It's apparent that the singer is wholly devoted to their lover, as they describe them with words like "warm and tender soul" and "warm and tender love."


The singer expresses that when they're apart from their lover, their life feels incomplete. They compare being in their embrace to flying into space, which emphasizes the overwhelming joy and excitement they feel when they're around them. The singer's love is so intense that they describe feeling a "single tingle deep down in [their] heart" that beats only for their lover. They end the song by offering their lips, arms, and heart to their lover, urging them to make them theirs.


Line by Line Meaning

Make me yours, make me yours, make me yours
I want to belong to you and only you - my love for you is pure and unbreakable


When my lips are touching yours, my love
Our love is so powerful that when we kiss, it feels like we're being transported to heaven


Heaven opens up its doors, my love
Our physical connection is so intense that the divine opens up to us


Warm and tender soul, warm and tender love
Our love is not just physical, but also emotional and genuine


Lips that you grant me just seem to enchant me
When you kiss me, it feels like I'm under a spell - I'm captivated by your love


We kiss and I know I've been kissed
Our kisses are special and magical - I know I'm loved and cared for


When I'm lost in your embrace, my love
Being held by you feels like being lost in a beautiful dream


It's like flyin' into space, my love
Our love is so strong that it feels like we're lifted off the ground and soaring through the universe


Warm and tender soul, warm and tender your
You offer me warmth and tenderness not just through your words, but also through your actions


Arms hold me tightly, they thrill and excite me
You hold me close and tight, and I feel safe and loved - it's an exhilarating feeling


And I'd be a fool to resist you
I know that resisting your love would be a foolish thing to do - I want to give in to you completely


The moment you're near my life can start
My life truly begins when I'm with you - you give me hope and purpose


When we're apart, my life is through
Being away from you feels like a kind of death - I need you to survive and thrive


Each single tingle deep down in my heart
I feel a deep, visceral sensation in my heart that tells me you're the one for me


Just beats for you, beats for you, beats for you!
My heart beats only for you - my love for you is the only thing that truly matters to me


With each yearning burning in my soul
I feel a deep and intense longing in my soul for your love


Loving only you will be my goal
I'm committed to you and only you - my sole focus is loving you


Warm and tender in sweet surrender I
I surrender myself completely to you, knowing that your love will always be warm and tender


Offer my lips and I offer my arms and I
I give you my body and soul - I want you to have all of me


Offer my heart that implores
I offer you my heart, knowing that it will be in good hands with you


Won't you make me yours?
I'm asking you to take me as your own - to make me yours completely and forever


Make me yours
I want to belong to you - please make me yours




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BACHARACH, DAVID

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