Heart and Soul
Larry Clinton Lyrics


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Heart and soul, I fell in love with you
Heart and soul, the way a fool would do, madly
Because you held me tight
And stole a kiss in the night

Heart and soul, I begged to be adored
Lost control, and tumbled overboard, gladly
That magic night we kissed
There in the moon mist

Oh but your lips were thrilling, much too thrilling
Never before were mine so strangely willing

But now I see, what one embrace can do
Look at me, it's got me loving you madly
That little kiss you stole
Held all my heart and soul

Oh but your lips were thrilling, much too thrilling
Never before were mine so strangely willing

But now I see, what one embrace can do
Look at me, it's got me loving you madly
That little kiss you stole




Held all my heart and soul
Ooh, heart and soul

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Larry Clinton's song Heart and Soul describe the intense feeling of falling in love with someone. The singer confesses that they fell in love with their partner's heart and soul, just like a fool would do. Despite his initial hesitation, he gave in to his feelings because his partner held him tight and stole a kiss in the night. The singer then describes how he begged to be adored by his lover and lost control, tumbling overboard gladly. He recalls the magical moment when they kissed in the moon mist, and how his partner's lips were thrilling, a feeling he never experienced before.


Line by Line Meaning

Heart and soul, I fell in love with you
I fell in love with you with all my heart and soul.


Heart and soul, the way a fool would do, madly
I fell in love with you foolishly and deeply with all my heart and soul.


Because you held me tight
I fell in love with you because you held me tightly.


And stole a kiss in the night
I fell in love with you because you stole a kiss from me at night.


Heart and soul, I begged to be adored
With all my heart and soul, I begged you to love me.


Lost control, and tumbled overboard, gladly
I lost control and fell deeply in love with you.


That magic night we kissed
The night we kissed was magical.


There in the moon mist
We kissed in the midst of moonlight.


Oh but your lips were thrilling, much too thrilling
Your kiss was thrilling, too much to bear.


Never before were mine so strangely willing
I've never been so willing to give in to love.


But now I see, what one embrace can do
Now I see the power of one embrace.


Look at me, it's got me loving you madly
I'm deeply in love with you because of that embrace.


That little kiss you stole
I fell in love with you because of the little kiss you stole.


Held all my heart and soul
That little kiss held all of my heart and soul.


Ooh, heart and soul
Heart and soul.




Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Frank Loesser, Hoagy Carmichael

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@Tigardjones

Heart and soul, I fell in love with you, 
Heart and soul, the way a fool would do, 
Madly... 
Because you held me tight, 
And stole a kiss in the night... 

Heart and soul, I begged to be adored, 
Lost control, and tumbled overboard, 
Gladly... 
That magic night we kissed, 
There in the moon mist.

Oh! but your lips were thrilling, much too thrilling, 
Never before were mine so strangely willing.

But now I see, what one embrace can do, 
Look at me, it's got me loving you, 
Madly... 
That little kiss you stole, 
Held all my heart and soul.



@lavoxii

Heart and soul,
I fell in love with you
Heart and soul,
the way a fool would do, madly, Because you held me tight
And stole a kiss in the night

Heart and soul,
I begged to be adored
Lost control,
and tumbled overboard, gladly
That magic night we kissed
There in the moonlite
Oh,but your lips were thrilling,
much too thrilling
Never before were mine
so strangely willing

But now I see,
what one embrace can do
Look at me,
it's got me loving you madly
That little kiss you stole
Held all my heart and soul
****
Oh but your lips were thrilling,
much too thrilling
Never before were mine
so strangely willing

But now I see,
what one embrace can do
Look at me,
it's got me loving you madly
That little kiss you stole
Held all my heart and soul
Ooh, heart and soul



@t.s.t.4085

Bea Wain: You're like me.
A standard, straightforward singer.
Anita O'Day, during your time, was singing and swinging.
Working that Jazz..
And I would have been SO jealous of her, as she was ridiculously talented.
I could never have compared.
I never heard of you, and I'm sorry.
You seem like a real, honest, plain (and beloved), basic singer.
Singers like you were AWESOME.
I hope you enjoyed a lot of love re: your singing during your life.
You deserve it.



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@leeannep.7652

And all my life I thought this was just a piano exercise!

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Lee Anne P. Same here.

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You're life has been a lie.

@soapbxprod

Music by Hoagy Carmichael (Star Dust), lyrics by Frank Loesser (Guys and Dolls). This is REAL MUSIC, ladies and gents...

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Here i am ♥ i think it's one of The most nostalgic things to me :3

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That's what I love about old songs

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