Love Letters
Julie London/Victor Young Lyrics


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Love letters straight from your heart
Keep us so near while we're apart
I'm not alone in the night
When I can have all the love you write

I memorize every line
I kiss the name that you sign
And darling, then I read again
Right from the start
Love letters straight from your heart

I memorize every line
I kiss the name that you sign
And darling, then I read again




Right from the start
Love letters straight from your heart

Overall Meaning

The song Love Letters by Julie London is a ballad about the power of love letters from a distant lover. The lyrics convey the idea of keeping love alive through written communication that can be revisited time and time again. The line "Love letters straight from your heart" emphasizes the sincerity and authenticity of the letters, which bring comfort to the singer while she is apart from her beloved. She finds solace in the letters, which allow her to feel not alone in the night.


The act of reading and re-reading the letters is portrayed as a romantic gesture. The singer memorizes every line and kisses the name her lover signs. This suggests that the letters are not only words on a page, but also symbols of the love shared between the two. By revisiting the letters, the singer is able to relive the emotions that they contain and keep her love for her partner strong.


Overall, Love Letters by Julie London is a poignant reminder of the power of written communication and the enduring nature of love. The song highlights the timeless quality of love letters and the comfort they can bring to those separated by distance.


Line by Line Meaning

Love letters straight from your heart
Letters containing love, originating straight from your heart


Keep us so near while we're apart
The letters make us feel close even when we are physically separated


I'm not alone in the night
The writer does not feel lonely in the nighttime


When I can have all the love you write
Receiving the letters is as if the writer has received all the love that the sender has poured into writing them


I memorize every line
The writer remembers each and every word written in the letters


I kiss the name that you sign
The writer feels so deeply for the sender that they even kiss the signature at the end of each letter


And darling, then I read again
The writer reads the letters again and again


Right from the start
From the very beginning of the letters


Love letters straight from your heart
Letters containing love, originating straight from your heart




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Victor Young, Edward Heyman

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