How sweet it is to be loved by you, yes, baby How sweet it is to be loved by you Ooh, baby, I needed the shelter of someone's arms And there you were I needed someone to understand my ups and downs And there you were With sweet love and devotion Deeply touching my emotion I want to stop (stop) and thank you, baby I just want to stop and thank you, baby, hey now How sweet it is to be loved by you, oh, baby How sweet it is to be loved by you, yes it is Close my eyes at night And wonder what would I be without you in my life Everything was just a bore All the things I did, seems I've done 'em before But you brightened up all of my days With a love so sweet in so many ways I want to stop (stop) and thank you baby I want to stop (stop) and thank you baby, yeah How sweet it is to be loved by you, oh, yes, it is How sweet it is to be loved by you, yes it is baby You were better to me than I've been to myself For me, there's you and nobody else Stop (stop) and thank you baby I want to stop (stop) and thank you baby Oh, how sweet it is to be loved by you, tell the truth baby How sweet it is to be loved by you, well, it's like sugar in my soul How sweet it is to be loved by you, oh yes it is