Shirley Horn

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I Wanna Be Loved

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Page type: lyric reference Artist: Shirley Horn Canonical path: /shirley-horn/i-wanna-be-loved Related lyric paths: 6

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I Wanna Be Loved

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I wanna be loved with inspiration

I wanna be loved starting tonight

Instead of merely holding conversation

Hold me tight!

I wanna be loved, I crave affection

Those kisses of yours, I'd gladly share

I want your eyes to shine in my direction

Make me care!

I want the kind of romance that should be strong

And equally as tender

I only ask for the chance to knowthe meaning

Of the word "surrender"

I wanna be thrilled by only you, dear

I wanna be thrilled by your caress

I wanna find each dream of mine come true

dear, I wanna be loved!

I wanna be loved with inspiration

I wanna be loved starting tonight

Instead of merely holding conversation

Hold me tight!

I wanna be kissed until I tingle,

I wanna be kissed, starting tonight,

Embrace me till our heartbeats intermingle,

Wrong or right.

I'm in the mood to adore

I'm ready for that well known turtle doving

I'm in no mood to resist

And I insist the world owes me a loving

I wanna be thrilled to desperation

I wanna be thrilled starting tonight

With ev'ry kind of wonderful sensation

I wanna be loved!

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Shirley Horn performs "I Wanna Be Loved", and this lyric page sits inside the Shirley Horn catalog on LyroVerse.

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Yes. The related section below points to Loads Of Love and A Time for Love with a short reason for opening each page next.

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