I Love You Because

(Leon Payne)



(I love you for a hundred thousand reasons)

(But most of all I love you 'cause you're you.)



Why do I love you? I love you not only for what you are

But for what I am when I'm with you

I love you not only for what you've made of yourself

But for what you're making of me.



And why do I love you? I love you because you're helping me

To build from the lumber of my life, not a tavern but a temple

From the words of my every day, not a reproach but a song

(I love you because you understand dear)

(But most of all I love you 'cause you're you.)



I love you for ignorin' the possibilities of a fool in me

And for laying firm hold on the possibilities of a good in me

I love you because you've done more

Than any creed to make me happy



And you've done it without a word.

And you've done it without a touch

Without even a sign you've done it just by being yourself

(But most of all I love you 'cause you're you.)



Perhaps after all that's what love really is...