Only Love Sets You Free

by Patrick Norman

a Canadian country musician from Quebec. This is the title song from his 2006 album of the same name.

So you say you feel your foolish heart is turning upside down,
And you see your love affairs keep right on going round and round.
Don’t be blue. You’re not the only lover longing for a friend.
Keep your faith in love, look inside your heart and you will understand.

They say it’s hard to be
In love eternally
But all broken hearts agree
Only love sets you free.

You and I, we know down deep inside life’s not a fairy tale.
We get lost and feel so helpless on a ship without a sail.
So take care. Don’t let your right to happiness escape my friend
Keep your faith in love, look inside your heart and you will understand.

They say it’s hard to be
In love eternally,
But all broken hearts agree
Only love sets you free.

Like a song that makes it to the top and then just fades away
Then again someone just comes along and brings it back someday
Every time it fills your heart with those unwanted memories
Keep your faith in love, look inside your heart and you will understand.

They say it’s hard to be
In love eternally
But all broken hearts agree
Only love sets you free.

Vocabulary:

foolish – not smart, not wise
turning upside down – not feeling right
affairs – relationships
going round and round – repeating themselves, going nowhere
blue – sad
longing – really wanting
faith – belief
eternally – forever, without end
broken hearts – people whose lovers have left them
fairy tale – children’s story that always has a happy ending
helpless – unable to do anything to help
without – not having
right – something you can do without anyone’s permission
escape – go away, get away
makes it to the top – becomes very popular
fades away – disappears slowly
memories – things you remember