In “If You Love Me”, Elvis Costello sets unrecorded Johnny Cash lyrics to music. These lyrics were published posthumously in 2016 in Johnny Cash: Forever Words.
The fluctuating worth of this very terminal earth
And the satellite that glows at night above me
Won't bear upon my mind
But concerning womankind
I don’t care if you're there
If you love me
The seed must die, I know
Before new life can grow
And so would I die before I'd let you go
So let the cold winds blow
Let the seasons come and go
Let the times gone by just die
Like that old part of I
Again the sun may rise and burn through yellow skies
But I’ll see it through your blue eyes
If you love me
The seed must die, I know
Before new life can grow
And so would I die if you don't love
(If you love me)
I'll see it in your eyes
If it's true or if it's lies
But I'll feel it if it's real
If you don't love me
If you love me
(If you love me)
If You Love Me was written by Elvis Costello & Johnny Cash.
If You Love Me was produced by Elvis Costello & Sebastian Krys.
Elvis Costello & The Imposters released If You Love Me on Sat Apr 13 2019.