Foreigner

Released: November 13, 1984

Songwriter: Mick Jones (Foreigner)

Producer: Mick Jones (Foreigner) Alex Sadkin

[Verse 1]
I've gotta take a little time
A little time to think things over
I better read between the lines
In case I need it when I'm older

[Verse 2]
Now this mountain I must climb
Feels like a world upon my shoulders
Through the clouds I see love shine
It keeps me warm as life grows colder

[Pre-Chorus]
In my life there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
Can't stop now, I've traveled so far
To change this lonely life

[Chorus]
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me

[Verse 3]
I'm gonna take a little time
A little time to look around me
I've got nowhere left to hide
It looks like love has finally found me

[Pre-Chorus]
In my life there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
Can't stop now, I've traveled so far
To change this lonely life

[Chorus]
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me

[Bridge]
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
(And I wanna feel) I wanna feel what love is
(And I know) I know you can show me
Let's talk about love

[Chorus]
I wanna know what love is (The love that you feel inside)
I want you to show me (And I'm feelin' so much love)
I wanna feel what love is (No, you just cannot hide)
I know you can show me (Yeah)

[Outro]
I wanna know what love is (Let's talk about love)
I want you to show me (I wanna feel)
I wanna feel what love is (And I know, and I know)
I know you can show me (Yeah)
I wanna know what love is (I wanna know)
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is (I wanna feel)
I know you can show me

The name of the band Foreigner was chosen because half of the original members were from England, and the other half from the U.S. The group had quite a few people join and leave, but one of the originals, Mick Jones, (not Mick Jagger) stayed the whole time. Foreigner celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2017, with Mick still there.

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From the albums

The Best of Soft Rock: Ride Like the Wind
Agent Provocateur (1984)
20+2 Giant Love Songs (1988)
The Greatest Love (1988)
The Very Best... and Beyond (1992)
The Rolling Stone Collection - 25 Years Of Essential Rock (1993)
Only Rock ’N Rock Roll 1985 - 1989 (1995)
Power Of Emotion (1998)
Fucking Åmål (Musiken Från Filmen) (1998)
Capital Gold Legends (2001)
Lovers Rock (2002)
Like Omigod! The 80s Pop Culture Box (Totally) (2002)
Capital Gold Rock Legends (2004)
McMusic More No. 1 Hits [NOR] (2005)
Je T’Aime⁵ (2006)
The Definitive Collection (2006)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Soundtrack (2006)
100 Hits: Love (2007)
Klinelåter fra 80-Tallet (2007)
101 Power Ballads (2008)
Can’t Slow Down (2009)
Loving You: 60 Beautiful Love Songs To Show How Much You Care (2010)
Classic Love (2016)
Bad Moms (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2016)
Love Songs (2017)
40 (2017)
I Love 80s (2018)
NOW 100 Hits Power Ballads [UK] (2019)
NOW That’s What I Call a Decade! 1980s [US] (2021)

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