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Edit Lyrics What I feel, I can't sayBut my love is there for you anytime of dayBut if it's not love that you needThen I'll try my best to make everything succeedTell me, what is my life without your loveTell me, who am I without you, by my sideWhat I know, I can doIf I give my love now to everyone like youBut if it's not love that you needThen I'll try my best to make ev'rything succeedTell me, what is my life without your loveTell me, who am I without you, by my sideTell me, what is my life without your loveTell me, who am I without you, by my sideWhat I feel, I can't sayBut my love is there for you any time of dayBut if it's not love that you needThen I'll try my best to make everything succeedTell me, what is my life without your loveTell me, who am I without you, by my sideOh tell me, what is my life without your loveTell me, who am I without you, by my sideWhat is my life without your loveTell me, who am I without you, by my sideOh tell me, what is my life without your loveTell me who am I without you by my side New! Log in to start a snippet Song Info Submitted by magicnudiesuit On Dec 12, 2001 More George Harrison My Sweet Lord Got My Mind Set On You Wah-Wah All Things Must Pass When We Was Fab What I feel, I can't say But my love is there for you anytime of day But if it's not love that you need Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed Tell me, what is my life without your love Tell me, who am I without you, by my side What I know, I can do If I give my love now to everyone like you But if it's not love that you need Then I'll try my best to make ev'rything succeed Tell me, what is my life without your love Tell me, who am I without you, by my side Tell me, what is my life without your love Tell me, who am I without you, by my side What I feel, I can't say But my love is there for you any time of day But if it's not love that you need Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed Tell me, what is my life without your love Tell me, who am I without you, by my side Oh tell me, what is my life without your love Tell me, who am I without you, by my side What is my life without your love Tell me, who am I without you, by my side Oh tell me, what is my life without your love Tell me who am I without you by my side Correcting wrong lyrics Fixing missing lines Removing extra lines Updating to official version Switching between clean/explicit (official) Fixing line breaks or spacing Correcting stanza/section order Removing unofficial annotations or brackets Correcting punctuation or capitalization Fixing spelling/typo errors Removing non-lyric content Standardizing formatting Other (explain below) Lyrics saved successfully! Thanks! These lyrics are currently locked and can only be edited by moderators and administrators. You must be logged in to edit lyrics. Unable to save lyrics. Please try again. Lyrics cannot contain links. Lyric edit submitted successfully and is pending approval. Approvals usually take 24 hours. Edit Cancel Editing Tips Keep it true to the song

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View Profile Dismiss by skimthefat 18y ago

my favourite from george. i love the feeling i get when i listen to this song. so full of life, george is a legend. your music still lives on today, listen to your tunes all the time.

my favourite from george. i love the feeling i get when i listen to this song. so full of life, george is a legend. your music still lives on today, listen to your tunes all the time. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +6 Users: Reply · 0 Share by mrose83 14y ago

That's nice that you're all relating this song to Jesus Christ and Christianity. But George Harrison was a hardcore Hare Krishna.

That's nice that you're all relating this song to Jesus Christ and Christianity. But George Harrison was a hardcore Hare Krishna. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +3 Users: Reply · 4 Share by ThisLittlePiggy 14y ago

He liked the free meals and music on Fridays:)

He liked the free meals and music on Fridays:)

He liked the free meals and music on Fridays:) Reason: Edit Cancel by dranodave 12y ago

Hear, hear. This song might be about something spiritual beyond finding a soul mate, but it definitely has no direct, singular connection to JC. He once said, "All religions are branches of one big tree. It doesn't matter what you call Him just as long as you call." So you could run with that as most theists will anyway. I hope it is just a love song. It is definitely my fav Harrison song.

Hear, hear. This song might be about something spiritual beyond finding a soul mate, but it definitely has no direct, singular connection to JC. He once said, "All religions are branches of one big tree. It doesn't matter what you call Him just as long as you call." So you could run with that as most theists will anyway. I hope it is just a love song. It is definitely my fav Harrison song.

Hear, hear. This song might be about something spiritual beyond finding a soul mate, but it definitely has no direct, singular connection to JC. He once said, "All religions are branches of one big tree. It doesn't matter what you call Him just as long as you call." So you could run with that as most theists will anyway. I hope it is just a love song. It is definitely my fav Harrison song. Reason: Edit Cancel by Harriet412 9y ago

@mrose83 George Harrison was influenced by and accepted all beliefs. He picked a path...but didn't dismiss or forget the other paths. Therein lies his beauty

@mrose83 George Harrison was influenced by and accepted all beliefs. He picked a path...but didn't dismiss or forget the other paths. Therein lies his beauty

@[mrose83:20560] George Harrison was influenced by and accepted all beliefs. He picked a path...but didn't dismiss or forget the other paths. Therein lies his beauty Reason: Edit Cancel by ThirdWorldMan 3y ago

@mrose83 It's about having spiritual meaning in life with the almighty. No matter what you believe.

@mrose83 It's about having spiritual meaning in life with the almighty. No matter what you believe.

@[mrose83:43939] It's about having spiritual meaning in life with the almighty. No matter what you believe. Reason: Edit Cancel Show More Replies by law4 14y ago

Jeez, I thought it just meant, "I love you, babe." Anyway, it's a great song. I love the bouncing beat, the bashing tambourine, the flouncy horn riffs. It's one of those songs you could hear only once and then still be humming it fifty years later--or, like me, play it fifty times straight because you just can't help getting caught in the sheer fun of it.

Jeez, I thought it just meant, "I love you, babe." Anyway, it's a great song. I love the bouncing beat, the bashing tambourine, the flouncy horn riffs. It's one of those songs you could hear only once and then still be humming it fifty years later--or, like me, play it fifty times straight because you just can't help getting caught in the sheer fun of it. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +3 Users: Reply · 0 Share by RayMan 20y ago

My mother-in-law (now deceased) often told me that she was the original President of the Beatles Fan Club back in Liverpool in the early 1960's. I've seen family photos of her at the Cavern posing with the Fab Four (Pete Best was still the drummer). Her favourite Beatle? George, hands down! I think he's my favourite as well. A very spiritual man, and quite down to earth. "What is Life?" is one of George's best. I know this song means many things to many people, but to me this song will always be about Jesus Christ. Rest in Peace Dorothy, and may light perpetual shine upon you. Amen.

My mother-in-law (now deceased) often told me that she was the original President of the Beatles Fan Club back in Liverpool in the early 1960's. I've seen family photos of her at the Cavern posing with the Fab Four (Pete Best was still the drummer). Her favourite Beatle? George, hands down! I think he's my favourite as well. A very spiritual man, and quite down to earth. "What is Life?" is one of George's best. I know this song means many things to many people, but to me this song will always be about Jesus Christ. Rest in Peace Dorothy, and may light perpetual shine upon you. Amen. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +2 Users: Reply · 1 Share by ThirdWorldMan 6y ago

@RayMan He was into Hari Krishna when he wrote this, so I think it's just more about a generic God.

@RayMan He was into Hari Krishna when he wrote this, so I think it's just more about a generic God.

@[RayMan:34079] He was into Hari Krishna when he wrote this, so I think it's just more about a generic God. Reason: Edit Cancel by misterbone 19y ago

i don't think this song is about jesus because of the lines: "But if it's not love that you need Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed"

the ambiguity of his love seems like its not meant towards jesus, because isn't love (obviously among other things) what jesus wants from us?

i don't think this song is about jesus because of the lines: "But if it's not love that you need Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed" the ambiguity of his love seems like its not meant towards jesus, because isn't love (obviously among other things) what jesus wants from us? Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +2 Users: Reply · 0 Share by jonchapple 19y ago

George didn't tend to write songs about Jesus, being Krishna conscious and all. It's definitely about Love for God (Krishna), as many of his songs were, but probably not Jesus.

George didn't tend to write songs about Jesus, being Krishna conscious and all. It's definitely about Love for God (Krishna), as many of his songs were, but probably not Jesus. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +1 Users: Reply · 0 Share by Ievelientje 18y ago

@ jhendrix516:

George himself cheated Pattie too with lots of women. The both did. But it was George who started it. Read her biography.

@ jhendrix516: George himself cheated Pattie too with lots of women. The both did. But it was George who started it. Read her biography. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +1 Users: Reply · 0 Share by LeoJourniertotheEast 15y ago

RayMan and Digi-G couldn't be more wrong. Get real, it's just a love song. George's spiritual thinking was light years beyond the intolerant and unsatisfying dogma presented by the triad of Abrahamic faiths. His spirituality was in line with and attuned to the Hindu. Note that after cremation, his ashes were distributed in the Ganges River. There are so many facts that go against RayMan and Digi-G co-opting George into the abhorrent Jesus thing, that it staggers my own imagination that anyone would be so foolish and arrogant as to entertain the quaint but false notion that George was thinking of Jesus when he wrote the lyrics to this pop song. Additionally, note that George willed his estate Bhaktivedanta Manor located in Letchmore Heath a beautiful English village to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Anyone truly interested in George's spirituality can find much on the Internet without defaulting into a Christian mythology for his life's work and belief in Hinduism.

RayMan and Digi-G couldn't be more wrong. Get real, it's just a love song. George's spiritual thinking was light years beyond the intolerant and unsatisfying dogma presented by the triad of Abrahamic faiths. His spirituality was in line with and attuned to the Hindu. Note that after cremation, his ashes were distributed in the Ganges River. There are so many facts that go against RayMan and Digi-G co-opting George into the abhorrent Jesus thing, that it staggers my own imagination that anyone would be so foolish and arrogant as to entertain the quaint but false notion that George was thinking of Jesus when he wrote the lyrics to this pop song. Additionally, note that George willed his estate Bhaktivedanta Manor located in Letchmore Heath a beautiful English village to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Anyone truly interested in George's spirituality can find much on the Internet without defaulting into a Christian mythology for his life's work and belief in Hinduism. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +1 Users: Reply · 2 Share by zeanquadus 15y ago

I always thought that the 3rd line said (But it's my love,that you feel) But he needed to make it rhym with (Succeed) And I always thought it sounded like he was say succeal, and i didn't know what succeal meant or if it's even a word But I still believe he say I love my Lord and everyone who loves him loves me.

I always thought that the 3rd line said (But it's my love,that you feel) But he needed to make it rhym with (Succeed) And I always thought it sounded like he was say succeal, and i didn't know what succeal meant or if it's even a word But I still believe he say I love my Lord and everyone who loves him loves me.

I always thought that the 3rd line said (But it's my love,that you feel) But he needed to make it rhym with (Succeed) And I always thought it sounded like he was say succeal, and i didn't know what succeal meant or if it's even a word But I still believe he say I love my Lord and everyone who loves him loves me. Reason: Edit Cancel by kevwiz 4y ago

@LeoJourniertotheEast Well said Leo

@LeoJourniertotheEast Well said Leo

@[LeoJourniertotheEast:40876] Well said Leo Reason: Edit Cancel by ZinbobDan 23y ago

this song is so cool

this song is so cool Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share by carabiner86 22y ago

One of my alltime favorites :)

One of my alltime favorites :) Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share 123Next »

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