And right in the middle of a good dream
like all at once I wake up
From something that keeps knocking at my brain
Before I go insane
I hold my pillow to my head
And spring up in my bed
Screaming out the words I dread:
"I think I love you!" (I think I love you)
This morning, I woke up with this feeling
I didn't know how to deal with
And so I just decided to myself
I'd hide it to myself
And never talk about it
And didn't I go and shout it
When you walked into my room.
"I think I love you!" (I think I love you)
I think I love you
So what am I so afraid of?
I'm afraid that I'm not sure of
A love there is no cure for
I think I love you
Isn't that what life is made of?
Though it worries me to say
I've never felt this way
Believe me
You really don't have to worry
I only want to make you happy
And if you say,
hey, go away, I will
But I think better still
I ought to stay around and love you
Do you think I have a case?
Let me ask you to your face:
Do you think you love me?
I think I love you!
Makna Lagu I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
Lagu ini ceritanya tentang seseorang yang tiba-tiba sadar kalau dia jatuh cinta. Awalnya dia lagi tidur dan mimpi indah, tapi mendadak kebangun karena perasaan itu kayak "ngetok" terus di kepala. Sampai panik sendiri dan tanpa sadar malah teriak, "I think I love you." Jadi rasanya tuh campur aduk antara kaget, malu, dan nggak siap nerima kenyataan.
Pas bangun pagi, dia makin sadar kalau perasaan itu nyata. Dia sempat coba menyangkal dan pengen simpan sendiri biar nggak ribet. Tapi namanya juga cinta, makin ditahan malah makin pengen keluar. Begitu orang yang dia suka muncul, dia nggak bisa bohong lagi dan langsung jujur. Ada rasa takut juga, karena cinta itu nggak ada "obatnya" dan dia belum pernah ngerasain yang kayak gini sebelumnya.
Di bagian akhir, dia mulai lebih berani. Dia bilang cuma pengen bikin orang itu bahagia, bahkan siap pergi kalau nggak dibales. Tapi tetap ada harapan kecil, makanya dia nanya langsung, "Do you think you love me?" Intinya lagu ini tentang momen polos dan gugup saat pertama kali sadar lagi jatuh cinta, antara takut ditolak tapi juga nggak mau terus-terusan dipendam.