Tonight the light of love is in your eyes/
But will you love me tomorrow.

“Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” was first released by The Shirelles. Their version is fantastic, but Carole King’s is great too—she wrote it. This song is about a one-night affair. The narrator is caught up in the moment and hears words of love and sees the look in her lover’s eyes but wonders if this is just a temporary feeling that will vanish in the morning.

She doesn’t want the night to end, but she knows that people can get swept up in the heat of passion and make promises they don’t plan to keep. King sounds very vulnerable singing this song. Also, note the guitar and backup vocals are performed by her then-boyfriend James Taylor.

King is one of the most underrated singer-songwriters to those outside of music geeks. You’ve heard all her songs, you’ve heard them covered by other singers and many are iconic. You can probably sing along to many of them. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” appears on her famous album Tapestry, which is a top 5 all-time album (but that is a list for another day). She is great at combining great lyrics with great melodies.

Will You Love Me Tomorrow Lyrics

Tonight you’re mine, completely
You give your love so sweetly
Tonight the light of love is in your eyes
But will you love me tomorrow

Is this a lasting treasure
Or just a moment’s pleasure
Can I believe the magic in your sighs
Will you still love me tomorrow

Tonight with words unspoken
You say that I’m the only one
But will my heart be broken
When the night meets the morning sun

I’d like to know that your love
Is a love I can be sure of
So tell me now and I won’t ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow

So tell me now and I won’t ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow
Will you still love me tomorrow
Will you still love me tomorrow

written by Carole King/ Gerry Goffin