Have I told you lately that I love you
You fill my heart with gladness
Take away all my sadness
Ease my troubles, that's what you do
For the morning sun and all it's glory
Greets the day with hope and comfort, too
You fill my heart with laughter
Somehow, you make it better
Ease my troubles, that's what you do
When you're married for many, many years to a wonderful spouse, you take some things for granted. The biggest one for me is to tell my wife I love her. Those three words are so simple. So why is it so difficult to say it? Somehow it seems to be less important.
You know you love her, and she knows she loves you, but after a lot of years it just doesn't seem to come out of your mouth. Then, if tragedy happens, you wish you said it more often. That's never going to happen to me ever again.
Most guys grow-up without hearing their father say those three words. My father never did. My mother on the other hand, said it all the time to me - it felt really good when she did. Those words don't mean a thing unless you feel the love.
Now I say it all the time. When My Ellen passed Cindy and Jack were there for me when I needed someone the most. Today, I rarely leave a conversation with Cindy without saying: "I Love You." Our friend Roni traveled from LA to stay with me and help me get over the pain. To this day, when we talk, I always say: "I Love You" and she says the same back to me. My Ellen's cousins call me all the time and I tell them I love them for caring about me.
Guys almost never say to another guy: "I love you." We were not brought up show those deep feelings. I have guys who I really love. Just to name a few; Hank, Jack, Mark, Lee, Frank, Jay and Don (who sadly just passed). I now tell them all that I Love Them.
Don was suffering from Cancer, but we would go to lunch every Wednesday. I never left lunch without telling him I loved him. He knew I was sincere and loved me back. I got to see him just before he died and told him again that I loved him - he could only smile, and I believed he felt the same.
Sooo, what about YOU. If you don't love anybody - I feel bad for you - you must have had a very difficult life. If there are people in your life that you truly love, what do you have to lose, just say:
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
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