Yes, I know today is not Song Lyric Sunday day, but when I saw what today’s one-word prompt was, “cherish,” this song by The Association popped into my head.
Written by Terry Kirkman, “Cherish” was released in 1966 and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in September of that year.
Here are the lyrics. Enjoy! And Merry Christmas!
Cherish is the word I use to describe
All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside
You don’t know how many times I’ve wished that I had told you
You don’t know how many times I’ve wished that I could hold you
You don’t know how many times I’ve wished that I could
Mold you into someone who could
Cherish me as much as I cherish you
Perish is the word that more than applies
To the hope in my heart each time I realize
That I am not gonna be the one to share your dreams
That I am not gonna be the one to share your schemes
That I am not gonna be the one to share what
Seems to be the life that you could
Cherish as much as I do yours
Oh I’m beginning to think that man has never found
The words that could make you want me
That have the right amount of letters, just the right sound
That could make you hear, make you see
That you are drivin’ me out of my mind
Oh I could say I need you but then you’d realize
That I want you just like a thousand other guys
Who’d say they loved you With all the rest of their lies
When all they wanted was to touch your face, your hands
And gaze into your eyes
Cherish is the word I use to describe
All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside
You don’t know how many times I’ve wished that I had told you
You don’t know how many times I’ve wished that I could hold you
You don’t know how many times I’ve wished that I could
Mold you into someone who could
Cherish me as much as I cherish you
And I do cherish you
And I do cherish you
Cherish is the word
This, That, and the Other 
This was everyone’s favorite song at some point. Well, maybe not mine … but everyone else !
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It was one of my favorites back then.
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I fell in love listening to this song………..and we are still together all these years later.
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Good for you. Your posts have stopped showing up in my reader, by the way.
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yea….jetpack ceased to work and began to delete posts, copy them where I didn’t want them copied, etc. so I have to post by pressing………..by the way..this answer is coming from Suziland Too………lol https://suzilandsite.wordpress.com/
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Got it. Now following Suziland Too!
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Nice song memory
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Yes, it was a favorite of mine back in the day.
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Just a bit before my time, but a nice song anyway.
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Way before my time.. But still a good song..
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It’s timeless.
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