Funny How Love Is

The lyrics present love as something ordinary yet surprising, found almost everywhere: in songs, daily routines, and the places people go. The repeated cheerful refrain makes love feel playful and abundant. But the mood is not entirely carefree: love can also break a heart suddenly. The song moves between joy, freedom, and the possibility of pain, while returning to the idea that love keeps appearing.

Several images make this idea vivid. “Coming home in time for tea” links love with a familiar, comfortable part of everyday life, rather than only dramatic romance. “Love is every song in every key” suggests that it can be expressed in many different ways. The phrase “love in the shape of things” is more abstract: it may mean that love takes different forms as life unfolds. The reference to Adam and Eve evokes the biblical story, but here it mainly suggests that love and its troubles reach far back into human experience.

The song’s broad claim that love is everywhere may be joyful exaggeration rather than a literal promise that everyone will find love at every moment. “Make love” can mean sexual intimacy, so the invitation to do it “everywhere” adds bold, mischievous energy. Yet the lyrics do not explain exactly what kind of love they mean throughout. They leave room for romantic love, physical desire, and a more general affection for life.