A TIMELESS PLEA: In 1972, Lobo released a song that wasn’t just a hit—it was the collective sigh of every person nursing a secret, unrequited love. With nothing more than a gentle acoustic guitar and one of the most heartfelt pleas in music history, “I’d Love You To Want Me” captured that raw, vulnerable feeling so perfectly that it became a global phenomenon. It climbed to number 2 on the Billboard charts and stayed there for two weeks, blocked from the top spot but forever cemented in the hearts of millions as the ultimate anthem for hopeful yearning. It’s one of those defining ballads of the early 70s that proves some feelings, and the simple, beautiful songs that voice them, truly never fade away.

Introduction

Some songs don’t just land on the charts—they land directly in the softest part of the human heart. In 1972, Lobo released “I’d Love You To Want Me,” and it wasn’t just another hit single; it was the sound of every quiet soul who had ever loved someone in silence.

There’s nothing flashy about it—no grand orchestration, no soaring production. Just a tender acoustic guitar, a steady rhythm, and a voice full of unguarded honesty. But in its simplicity lives its power. With one of the most heartfelt pleas in music history, Lobo distilled the fragile ache of unrequited love into three and a half minutes of melody that felt like a letter you were too shy to send.

Listeners around the world felt seen. The song climbed to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for two weeks, blocked from the top spot but carving out something far more enduring: a permanent place in millions of hearts. Across borders and decades, it became a global phenomenon, sung softly in bedrooms, hummed on long car rides, and played at slow dances where eyes met and hearts raced.

“I’d Love You To Want Me” stands as one of the defining ballads of the early ’70s—a reminder that some emotions are too universal to ever go out of style. Feelings fade, fashions change, but that hopeful yearning—the longing to be wanted by the one you want—still echoes every time Lobo’s gentle voice begins to play.

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Lyrics

When I saw you standing there
About fell off my chair
And when you moved your mouth to speak
I felt the blood go to my feet
Now it took time for me to know
What you tried so not to show
Something in my soul just cried
I see the want in your blue eyes
Baby, I’d love you to want me
The way that I want you
The way that it should be
Mmm, baby, you’d love me to want you
The way that I want to
If you’d only let it be
You told yourself years ago
You’d never let your feelings show
The obligation that you made
For the title that they gave
Baby, I’d love you to want me
The way that I want you
The way that it should be
Mmm, baby, you’d love me to want you
The way that I want to
If you’d only let it be
Now, it took time for me to know
What you tried so not to show
Something in my soul just cried
I see the want in your blue eyes
Baby, I’d love you to want me
The way that I want you
The way that it should be
Mmm, baby, you’d love me to want you
The way that I want to
If you’d only let it be
Oh baby, I’d love you to want me
The way that I want you
The way that it should be
Mmm, baby, you’d love me to want you
The way that I want to
If you’d only let it be

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