Cover art for Suddenly by Billy Ocean

Suddenly

May. 10, 19851 viewer46.3K views

Suddenly Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I used to think that love was just a fairy tale
Until that first hello, until that first smile
But if I had to do it all again
I wouldn't change a thing
Cause this love is everlasting

[Chorus]
Suddenly, life has new meaning to me
There's beauty up above
And things we never take notice of
You wake up, and suddenly you're in love

Ooh yeah

[Verse 2]
Girl you're everything a man could want and more
One thousand words are not enough
To say what I feel inside
Holding hands as we walk along the shore
Never felt like this before
Now you're all I'm living for

[Chorus]
Suddenly, life has new meaning to me
There's beauty up above
And things we never take notice of
You wake up, and suddenly you're in love
[Bridge]
Each day
I pray, this love affair would last forever
Oh hoh

[Chorus]
Suddenly, life has new meaning to me
There's beauty up above
And things we never take notice of
You wake up, suddenly you're in love

[Outro]
Ooh
There's beauty up above
And things we never take notice of
You wake up, suddenly you're in love
Ooh...

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Suddenly is the title song to Billy Ocean’s 1984 album.

The song peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, topped Billboard’s R&B Singles chart for two weeks and topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart for two weeks in 1985.

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