How sweet it is to be loved by you     How sweet it is to be loved by you     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 and thank you baby     I just want to stop and thank you baby     How sweet it is to be loved by you     How sweet it is to be loved by you     I close my eyes at night    Wondering where would I be without you in my life   Everything I did was just a bore    everywhere   I went it seems I’d been there before   But you brightened up for me all of my days    With a love so sweet in so many ways    I want to stop and thank you baby    I want to stop and thank you baby     How sweet it is to be loved by you     How sweet it is to be loved by you     You were better for me than I was for myself     For me there’s you and there ain’t nobody else     I want to stop and thank you baby    I just want to stop and thank you baby     How sweet it is to be loved by you     How sweet it is to be loved by you