Key Takeaways
- Consider adding acoustic love songs to your wedding playlist for intimate, stripped-down moments like the ceremony processional.
- Choose songs from artists like John Mayer and Alicia Keys to incorporate meaningful themes into your wedding.
- Use acoustic songs during your reception to offer guests a break from upbeat dance tracks while maintaining a romantic atmosphere.
When you think of a traditional wedding reception, you probably picture a sea of guests on their feet—and can practically hear the upbeat music ("Shout," anyone?). While fast-paced songs and dances certainly are major elements of a big-day party, every celebration needs a few quiet moments to reinforce what everyone is really gathered for, which is romance. Adding a few acoustic love songs into the mix is a great way to do just that. There's something magical that happens when live musicians unplug and rely on just their voices and stripped-down instruments to carry a song. The resulting performance is intimate and vibe-y in the best possible way. You don't even need a wedding band to pull this off: Asking your DJ to play acoustic renditions of your favorite songs has the same impact and offers tired, sweaty guests a much-needed change of pace after a round of bops.
Acoustic love songs work just as well during the ceremony, when softer, more romantic vocals and instrumentals are needed to set the tone for a couple's vow exchange. In this case, think of an acoustic song as a step above an instrumental option or string quartet; it's a great compromise for duos who want to actually hear lyrics that resonate with their love stories, but don't want a full-throttle musical component to overpower the moment.
Regardless of where or when you decide to use these tunes, you're probably looking for a comprehensive set list so you can choose the best acoustic love song for your celebration. You're in luck: We put together some our favorites from artists like Leon Bridges, John Mayer, Jack Johnson, and Alicia Keys. Regardless of your taste, there's a little something for everyone. Ahead, discover some of the best acoustic love songs to play at your wedding.
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"The Way I Am," by Ingrid Michael
Lyrics of Love: "If you were falling/Then I would catch you/You need a light/I'd find a match"
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"Beyond" by Leon Bridges
Lyrics of Love: "Space and time in the afterlife/Will she have my kids? Will she be my wife?/She might just be my everything and beyond"
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"Bless the Broken Road," by Rascall Flatts
Lyrics of Love: "This much I know is true/That God blessed the broken road/That led me straight to you/Yes, He did"
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"Still Together," by Mac DeMarco
Lyrics of Love: "We'll always go together/It's easy love, fits like a glove/From up above, together"
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“XO,” by John Mayer
Lyrics of Love: “Before they turn the lights out/Baby love me lights out”
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“Latch (Acoustic),” by Sam Smith
Lyrics of Love: “How do you do it, you got me losing every breath/What did you give me to make my heart beat out my chest?”
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“If We Were Vampires,” by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Lyrics of Love: “And give you every second I can find/And hope it isn't me who's left behind”
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“Sweet Creature,” by Harry Styles
Lyrics of Love: “Sweet creature, sweet creature/Wherever I go, you bring me home”
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“I Got You,” by Jack Johnson
Lyrics of Love: “You take it on for me/When tomorrow's too much”
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“These Are the Days (Unplugged),” by 10,000 Maniacs
Lyrics of Love: “These are the days you might fill with laughter until you break/These days you might feel a shaft of light”
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“Budapest (Acoustic),” by George Ezra
Lyrics of Love: “And baby if you hold me/Then all of this will go away”
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“Both Hands,” by Ani DiFranco
Lyrics of Love: “And I am watching your chest rise and fall/Like the tides of my life”
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“Like a Stone,” by Chris Cornell
Lyrics of Love: “In your house, I long to be/Room by room patiently I'll wait for you there”
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"Can't Help Falling in Love," by Haley Reinhart
Lyrics of Love: “Take my hand/Take my whole life too/For I can"t help falling in love with you"
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“She Is Love,” by Parachute
Lyrics of Love: “And I lost my faith, in my darkest days/She makes me want to believe”
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“Summer of ‘69 (Unplugged),” by Bryan Adams
Lyrics of Love: “Standin' on your mama's porch/You told me that you'd wait forever”
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“Lucky (Acoustic),” by Jason Mraz
Lyrics of Love: “I keep you with me in my heart/You make it easier when life gets hard”
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“Harvest Moon,” by Neil Young
Lyrics of Love: “Because I'm still in love with you/I want to see you dance again”
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“Maybe She,” by Arthur Russell
Lyrics of Love: “Wonder if she knows I'm scared/Does she know I'm glad to meet her?”
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“If I Ain't Got You,” by Alicia Keys
Lyrics of Love: “But everything means nothing/If I ain't got you”
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“Angels (Acoustic)," by Robbie Williams
Lyrics of Love: “And through it all, she offers me protection/A lot of love and affection”
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“Yellow (Live),” by Coldplay
Lyrics of Love: “Look at the stars/Look how they shine for you”
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“I Bet My Life (Live),” by Imagine Dragons
Lyrics of Love: “I've told a million lies but now I tell a single truth/There's you in everything I do”
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“Linger (Acoustic),” by The Cranberries
Lyrics of Love: “You know I'm such a fool for you/You've got me wrapped around your finger”
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“Kiss From a Rose (Acoustic),” by Seal
Lyrics of Love: “Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey/Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels”
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“Whatever You Do,” by Brandi Carlile
Lyrics of Love: “There are days when I could walk into the ocean/With no one else but you to leave behind”
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“Born to Be My Baby (Acoustic),” by Bon Jovi
Lyrics of Love: “You were born to be my baby/And baby, I was made to be your man”
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“Everlong (Acoustic),” by Foo Fighters
Lyrics of Love: “If everything could ever feel this real forever/If anything could ever be this good again”
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“She Will Be Loved (Acoustic),” by Maroon 5
Lyrics of Love: “My heart is full, and my door's always open/You can come anytime you want”
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“Say You Won’t Let Go,” by James Arthur
Lyrics of Love: “I met you in the dark, you lit me up/You made me feel as though I was enough”
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“Kiss Me (Acoustic),” by Sixpence None The Richer
Lyrics of Love: “Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight/Lead me out on the moonlit floor”
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“Emotions (Unplugged),” by Mariah Carey
Lyrics of Love: “You've got me feeling emotions/Deeper than I've ever dreamed of”
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“Someday,” by Mariah Carey
Lyrics of Love: “You were so blind to let me go/You had it all but did not know”
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“Higher Love,” by James Vincent McMorrow
Lyrics of Love: “I could light the night up with my soul on fire/I could make the sunshine from pure desire”
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“No One (Acoustic),” by Alicia Keys
Lyrics of Love: “I just want you close/Where you can stay forever”
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“Skinny Love,” by Bon Iver
Lyrics of Love: “Come on skinny love just last the year/Pour a little salt we were never here”
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“I’ll Always Be Right There (Unplugged),” by Bryan Adams
Lyrics of Love: “I promise you all my life I will live for you/We will make it through”
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“Fallin’ (Unplugged),” by Alicia Keys
Lyrics of Love: “Lovin' you darlin'/Makes me so confused”
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“Little Things,” by One Direction
Lyrics of Love: “But if I do, it's you, oh it's you, they add up to/I'm in love with you and all these little things”
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“Perfect (Acoustic),” by Ed Sheeran
Lyrics of Love: “Baby, I'm dancing in the dark with you between my arms/Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song”
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“Helplessly,” by Tatiana Manaois
Lyrics of Love: “Cause everywhere you go I'll follow you/I'll give you all of me, give me all of you”
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“Magic (Live),” by Coldplay
Lyrics of Love: “And I can't get over, can't get over you/Still, I call it magic, such a precious truth”
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“Because the Night (Unplugged),” by 10,000 Maniacs
Lyrics of Love: “Come on now, try and understand/The way I feel under your command”
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“I’ll Be There (Acoustic),” by Jess Glynne
Lyrics of Love: “When you need a little love, I got a little love to share/Yeah, I'm gonna, I'm gonna, I'm gonna come through”
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“Marry Me,” by Train
Lyrics of Love: “Together can never be close enough for me/Feel like I am close enough to you”
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“Shape of You (Acoustic),” by Ed Sheeran
Lyrics of Love: “Girl, you know I want your love/Your love was handmade for somebody like me”
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“All of Me (Acoustic),” by John Legend
Lyrics of Love: “All of me why not take all of me/Can't you see I'm no good without you”
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“She’s the One (Live),” by Robbie Williams
Lyrics of Love: “If there's somebody calling me on/She's the one”
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“Make You Feel Love,” by Adele
Lyrics of Love: “I could offer you a warm embrace/To make you feel my love”
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“Have I Told You Lately (Unplugged),” by Rod Stewart
Lyrics of Love: “Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness/Ease my troubles, that's what you do”
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“Falling for You,” by Mia Rose
Lyrics of Love: “I don't know what to do/I think I'm fallin' for you”
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“I’m Yours (Live),” by Jason Mraz
Lyrics of Love: “Look into your heart and you'll find love, love, love, love/Listen to the music of the moment, people dance and sing, we're just one big family”
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“I Don’t Care (Acoustic),” by Ed Sheeran
Lyrics of Love: “'Cause I don't care when I'm with my baby, yeah/All the bad things disappear”
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“Sunday Morning (Acoustic),” by Maroon 5
Lyrics of Love: “Back and forth we sway like branches in a storm/Change the weather, still together when it ends”
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“Layla (Acoustic),” by Eric Clapton
Lyrics of Love: “Like a fool, I fell in love with you/You turned my whole world upside down”
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“Omen (Acoustic),” by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith
Lyrics of Love: “It must be an omen/Needed you to show me, without you I am lonely”
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“Vision of Love (Unplugged),” by Mariah Carey
Lyrics of Love: “I had a vision of love/And it was all that you've given to me”
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“Baby One More Time (Acoustic),” by Ed Sheeran
Lyrics of Love: “When I'm not with you I lose my mind/Give me a sign”
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“One,” by U2
Lyrics of Love: “We're one, but we're not the same/We get to carry each other”
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“Maggie May (Unplugged),” by Rod Stewart
Lyrics of Love: “You led me away from home 'cause you didn't wanna be alone/You stole my heart, I couldn't leave you if I tried”
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“One Call Away (Acoustic),” by Charlie Puth
Lyrics of Love: “Call me, baby, if you need a friend/I just wanna give you love”
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“Wasn’t Expecting That,” by Jamie Lawson
Lyrics of Love: “Just a delicate kiss, anyone could've missed/I wasn't expecting that”
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“Fire and Flood (Acoustic),” by Vance Joy
Lyrics of Love: “You're the fire and the flood/And I'll always feel you in my blood”
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“A Thousand Miles (Acoustic),” by Vanessa Carlton
Lyrics of Love: “'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles/If I could just see you tonight”
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"Never Gonna Give You Up," by Rick Astley
Lyrics of Love: “Never gonna give you up/Never gonna let you down/Never gonna run around and desert you/Never gonna make you cry"
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"Better Together," by Jack Johnson
Lyrics of Love: “Yeah, we'll look at the stars when we're together/Well, it's always better when we're together"
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"Ho Hey," by The Lumineers
Lyrics of Love: “I belong with you, you belong with me/You're my sweetheart"
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"Thinking Out Loud," by Ed Sheeran
Lyrics of Love: “Take me into your loving arms/Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars/Place your head on my beating heart"
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"You And Me," by Lifehouse
Lyrics of Love: “And it's you and me/And all of the people/And I don't know why/I can't keep my eyes off of you"
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"Somewhere Only We Know," by Keane
Lyrics of Love: “And if you have a minute, why don't we go/Talk about it somewhere only we know?"
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"I Won't Give Up," by Jason Mraz
Lyrics of Love: “I won't give up on us/Even if the skies get rough/I'm giving you all my love"
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"You Make My Dreams," by Hall & Oates
Lyrics of Love: “What I want, you've got/And it might be hard to handle/But like a flame that burns the candle/The candle feeds the flame"
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"Just the Way You Are," by Bruno Mars
Lyrics of Love: “And when you smile/The whole world stops and stares for a while/'Cause girl, you're amazing/Just the way you are"
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"God Gave Me You," by Blake Shelton
Lyrics of Love: “'Cause God gave me you for the ups and downs/God gave me you for the days of doubt"
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"Rhythm of Love," by Plain White T's
Lyrics of Love: “We may only have tonight/But till the morning sun you're mine all mine/Play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love"
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"It's Your Love (Acoustic)," by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
Lyrics of Love: “Better than I was/More than I am/And all of this happened/By taking your hand"
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"A Thousand Years (Acoustic)," by Christina Perri
Lyrics of Love: “Time has brought your heart to me/I have loved you for a thousand years/I'll love you for a thousand more"
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"Let My Love Open the Door," by Allison Miller
Lyrics of Love: “Love can cure your problems (ooh)/You're so lucky I'm around/Let my love open the door"
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"I Am Yours," by Andy Grammer
Lyrics of Love: “I am yours/Now and always/Wouldn't dream to be anything more"
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"Speechless (Acoustic)," by Dan + Shay
Lyrics of Love: “And I'm speechless/You already know that you're my weakness/After all this time I'm just as nervous"
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"Till There Was You," by The Beatles
Lyrics of Love: “There was love all around/But I never heard it singing/No, I never heard it at all/Till there was you"
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"Today Was a Fairytale," by Taylor Swift
Lyrics of Love: “It must have been the way you kissed me/Fell in love when I saw you standing there"
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"Stand By Me (Acoustic Cover)," by Boyce Avenue
Lyrics of Love: “No, I won't be afraid/Just as long as you stand, stand by me"
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"You & Me (Acoustic)," by Dave Matthews Band
Lyrics of Love: “Two of us together/We could do anything, baby/It's so small/'till the reach of the end of the world"
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"That's When I Knew," by Alicia Keys
Lyrics of Love: “That's when I knew you were the one/That's when I knew you stole my heart away from me"
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"Angel," by Jack Johnson
Lyrics of Love: “I've got an angel/She doesn't wear any wings/She wears a heart that can melt my own"
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"We Found Love (Acoustic Cover)," by Boyce Avenue
Lyrics of Love: “Now we're standing side by side/As your shadow crosses mine/What it takes to come alive"
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"I Run to You," by Lady Antebellum
Lyrics of Love: “When it all starts comin' undone/Baby, you're the only one I run to/I run to you"
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"Grow Old With Me," by John Lennon
Lyrics of Love: “Grow old along with me/The best is yet to be/When our time has come/We will be as one"
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"Endless Love (Acoustic Cover)," by Boyce Avenue & Connie Talbot
Lyrics of Love: “My love/There's only you in my life/The only thing that's right"
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"Love Me Like You Do (Acoustic)," by Ellie Goulding
Lyrics of Love: “Only you can set my heart on fire, on fire/Yeah, I'll let you set the pace/'Cause I'm not thinking straight"
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"Your Song," by Elton John
Lyrics of Love: “I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do/My gift is my song, and this one's for you"
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"Heaven," by Bryan Adams
Lyrics of Love: “Baby you're all that I want/When you're lyin' here in my arms/I'm findin' it hard to believe/We're in heaven"
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“A Sky Full of Stars (Live),” by Coldplay
Lyrics of Love: “'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars/I'm gonna give you my heart"
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“Old Pine,” by Ben Howard
Lyrics of Love: “We stood/Steady as the stars in the woods/So happy-hearted/And the warmth rang true inside these bones"
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"Paradise (Acoustic)," by George Ezra
Lyrics of Love: “My lover, lover, lover/I'm in paradise whenever I'm with you"
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"Fields Of Gold," by Eva Cassidy
Lyrics of Love: “I never made promises lightly/And there have been some that I've broken/But I swear in the days still left/We'll walk in fields of gold"
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"Unconditional," by Freya Ridings
Lyrics of Love: “Sway with me, darling/Just sway with me, darling/Let us lose ourselves in the moment"
