If You Want My Love
| "If You Want My Love" | |
|---|---|
| Cover song by The Smashing Pumpkins
Original by Cheap Trick | |
| Songwriter(s) | Rick Nielsen |
"If You Want My Love" is a 1982 single by Cheap Trick. The Smashing Pumpkins first covered it at the Mellon Collie release show, and again on May 2, 1998. Both performances saw the band opening up for Cheap Trick. Billy Corgan also joined Cheap Trick to perform the song on July 21, 1996. A live recording from the Mellon Collie release show appears on the Live At The Riviera bootleg.
Lyrics
If you want my love, you got it
When you need my love, you got it
I won't hide it
I won't throw your love away
If you want my love, you got it
When you need my love, you got it
I won't hide it
I won't throw your love away
Yes, I thought you were a mystery girl
A special girl in this crazy old world
You couldn't sit here while I layed my hands on you
Lonely is only a place you don't know
What it's like, you can't find it
It's a hole in my heart, in my heart
If you want my love, you got it
When you need my love, you got it
I won't hide it
I won't throw your love away
You hold the secrets of love in this world
I'm hypnotized by your every word
A special place, a special push, a special smile in my life
Cause lonely is only a place you don't know
What it's like, you can't find it
It's a hole in my heart, in my heart
If you want my love, you got it
When you need my love, you got it
I won't hide it
I won't throw your love away
If you want my love, you got it
When you need my love, you got it
I won't hide it
I won't throw your love away
Availability
| Title | Type |
|---|---|
| Live At The Riviera | Bootleg • Live |
| Music For Hangovers | Live |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 3 plays, 2 artists
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1995-10-23 at Riviera Theater, Chicago, IL, US
- Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1998-05-02 at Metro, Chicago, IL, US