Warm And Tender Love

The speaker is making a direct, affectionate request to someone he has loved for a long time. He hopes the feeling will be returned and asks the other person to become his partner. The repeated invitation gives the song a pleading, earnest mood, while the reassurance that things will be alright adds a note of hope.

“Wrap you in my warm and tender love” is an image of love as something soft and protective, like being held in a comforting embrace. The speaker’s repeated words make his desire clear, but they also suggest that he is trying to persuade the other person. “Please say you’ll be mine” is a simple way of asking for commitment, while the request for the beloved’s touch conveys physical closeness as well as affection.

The song can be heard as a sincere promise of care, but there is a little tension in the repeated asking: the other person has not yet agreed, and the speaker wants them to “let” him love them. His confidence that it will be alright may be comforting, or it may simply express his hope. The lyrics do not tell us whether his feelings will be returned.