“Only Love” mixes sadness and hope for a snapshot of impending loss.
I thought, ‘Nobody writes a song about that kind of weird, ominous feeling you get in the final 24 to 48 hours of a relationship’, I wanted to capture that mood in a song.
John McCauley
Working on the courage to cross that line
I can see a storm cloud swirling in your mind
Take me down the notch or crumble my tower
Just give me a couple days and start swinging your hammer
'Cause it's only love, so don't be afraid
It will let you down, but not today
It's only love, only love
It won't let you down until tomorrow
Working on my plan to settle my bones
Dropping my mask and let my tired eyes show
I could feel the truth about to fall like rain
And plain house starting feel like pain
But it's only love, so don't be afraid
It will let you down, but not today
It's only love, only love
It won't let you down until tomorrow
One last night I know
One last chance I've blown
One more night before we dig up what we've sewn
And speak of what we've always known
That it's only love, so don't be afraid
It will let you down, but not today
It's only love, only love
It won't let you down until tomorrow
Only love, so don't be afraid
It will let you down, but not today
It's only love, only love
It won't let you down until tomorrow
Only Love was written by John Joseph McCauley III.