Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Ryan Adams
Canonical path: /ryan-adams/how-do-you-keep-love-alive
Related lyric paths: 6
Lyric guide
How Do You Keep Love Alive?
Read How Do You Keep Love Alive? lyrics by Ryan Adams on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
How Do You Keep Love Alive?
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
Lord, I miss that girl
On the day we met the sun was shining down
Down on the valley
Riddled with horses running
Crushing them with flowers
I would have picked for her
On the day she was born
She runs through my veins like a long black river
And rattles my cage like a thunderstorm
Oh my soul
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
What does it mean to be so sad?
When someone you love
Someone you love is supposed to make you happy
What do you do
How do you keep love alive?
When it won't
What, what are the words
They use when they know it's over
"We need to talk," or
"I'm confused, maybe later you can come over"
I would've held your mother's hand
On the day you was born
She runs through my veins
Like a long black river and rattles my cage
Like a thunderstorm
Oh, my soul
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
What does it mean to be so sad?
When someone you love
Someone you love is supposed to make you happy
What do you do
How do you keep love alive?
When it won't
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "How Do You Keep Love Alive?"?
Ryan Adams performs "How Do You Keep Love Alive?", and this lyric page sits inside the Ryan Adams catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "How Do You Keep Love Alive?"?
Yes. The related section below points to Big Colors and Candy Doll with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Ryan Adams?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Ryan Adams's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on How Do You Keep Love Alive? yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.