"I Love You" (2001)

Demo Song

Background Information

This is a song that U2 began working on during the Elevation Tour, and debuted at a concert in Antwerp in 2001. The song was only played the one time and has not appeared again. It followed Bono singing “Happy Birthday” to The Edge.

The lyrics went as follows:

Make it up as I go along, child
There go chances all night long
Gonna make it up as I go along.

Gonna make it up, babe, as I go along
Gonna make you a ribbon and turn it into song
Gonna make it up, baby, as I go along
‘Cause I love you
And our love is true

Gonna make it up verses is in my head
Gonna take the song back off of my feet
Gonna make it up, babe, when I’m asleep
And it’s all laid down
‘Cause I love you
‘Cause I love you
‘Cause I love you and our love is true

When I heard your name I knew what to stand
And I took your life by the hand
Never saw someone like you before
Never saw someone that showed me the door
And I love you
I love you

Now there’s all kinds of songs that I heard growing up
But I never heard one that made the sun stop
All kinds of songs when I was growing up
But I never heard a song called “I Love You”

Edge, your birthday song!

And I love you
And I love you
And I love and I love you

I Love
And I love
And I love

We Love You.
That’s for you.

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