The Beatles - If I Fell Lyrics

The Beatles Lyrics

"If I Fell"

If I fell in love with you
Would you promise to be true
And help me understand
Cause I've been in love before
And I found that love was more
Than just holding hands

If I give my heart to you
I must be sure
From the very start
That you would love me more than her

If I trust in you oh please
Don't run and hide
If I love you too oh please
Don't hurt my pride like her
Cause I couldn't stand the pain
And I would be sad if our new love was in vain

So I hope you see that I
Would love to love you
And that she will cry
When she learns we are two
Cause I couldn't stand the pain
And I would be sad if our new love was in vain

So I hope you see that I
Would love to love you
And that she will cry
When she learns we are two
If I fell in love with you

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Writer(s): Paul McCartney, John Lennon

John Lennon said in a 1980 Playboy interview about this song, "That's my first attempt at a ballad... it's semi autobiographical, but not consciously. It shows that I wrote sentimental love ballads, silly love songs, way back when." The song was written during his first marriage.

"If I Fell" has an unusual structure: the intro differs musically from the main theme of the song, and there's no real "verse-chorus" sequence.

The lyrics for this song were written on a Valentine's Day card.