14. Love Knows No Bounds

© Robbie O’Connell 1988 Slievenamon Music (BMI)

This is more a reflection on the nature of love than an ordinary love song. The folk song tradition is rife with warnings of love grown cold, callous philanderers, and ruined maids. Living happily ever after was not a common occurrence in songs, whatever about real life.

Nothing transforms a person’s outlook like falling in love. For some, the heady rush of newfound love can become an addiction leading to serial love affairs and ensuing breakups. Some couples manage to stay together for life like a pair of swans, even if they don’t experience total bliss on a daily basis. Is success in love simply the luck of the draw or is it something that needs to be cultivated?

Whatever the answer, there are more songs written about love than any other topic.

Lyrics:

14. Love Knows No Bounds

© Robbie O’Connell 1988 Slievenamon Music (BMI)

When a man’s in love, he feels no sorrow
His heart is free of every care
He only dreams about tomorrow
He seldom speaks of yesterday

Refrain:
Love knows no bounds, love has no season
It blooms as bright as a summer rose
It lasts for years or for no reason
It fades away like the winter snow

When a woman loves, she fears no danger
She’ll conquer all standing in her way
But a woman’s love if it ever changes
It can pierce your heart like a cold steel blade

I’ve heard it said that love is like a garden
If you don’t take care, the weeds grow tall
When the days get short, the ground can harden
And leave your heart like a withered stalk