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That's What Love Is For
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Jul 28, 2026 updated
Verified editorial review
Amy Grant's 'That's What Love Is For' is a song about the sustaining power of love in relationships. It acknowledges the challenges and misunderstandings that can arise between people, but emphasizes that love is the force that helps them persevere. The lyrics speak to love's ability to break down defenses, restore perspective, and provide strength to keep trying. While not explicitly Christian, the song's themes of unconditional love and perseverance align with Christian values of love and commitment.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team
Sometimes we make it harder than it is
We'll take a perfect night
And fill it up with words we don't mean
Dark sides best unseen
And we wonder why we're feeling this way
Sometimes I wonder if we really feel the same
Why we can be unkind
Questioning the strongest of hearts
That's when we must start
Believing in the one thing that has gotten us this far
[Chorus:]
That's what love is for
To help us through it
That's what love is for
Nothing else can do it
Melt our defenses
Bring us back to our senses
Give us strength to try once more
Baby, that's what love is for
Sometimes I see you
And you don't know why I'm there
And I'm washed away by emotions
I hold deep down inside
Getting stronger with time
It's living through the fire
And holding on we find
[Chorus]
Believing in the one thing
That has gotten us this far
That's what love is for
To help us through it
That's what love is for
Nothing else can do it
Round off the edges
Talk us down from the ledges
Give us strength to try once more
Baby, that's what love is for
That's what love is for
That's what love is for
Melt our defenses
Bring us back to our senses
Give us strength to try once more
Baby, that's what love is for
That's what love is for
That's what love is for
That's what love is for