That Means A Lot

A friend says that your love won't mean a lot
And you know that your love is all you've got
At times things are so fine and at times they're not
But when she says she loves you that means a lot

A friend says that a love is never true
But you know that this can't apply to you
A touch can mean so much when it's all you've got
And when she says she loves you that means a lot

Love can be deep inside
Love can be suicide
Can't you see you can't hide
What you feel when it's real?

A friend says that your love won't mean a lot
But you know that your love is all you've got
A touch can mean so much when it's all you've got
But when she says she loves you that means a lot

Can't you see? Yeah
Can't you see? Yeah
Can't you see? Yeah
Can't you see? Yeah

Can't you see? Yeah
Can't you see? Whoa!
Can't you see? Yeah
Can't you see? Yeah
Can't you see?

"That Means a Lot" is a song written by Lennon-McCartney and released in 1965 by P.J. Proby. Proby's version reached #24 on the NME chart. Prior to the release by Proby, the Beatles recorded a version that was intended for the Help! film and soundtrack. The Beatles were dissatisfied with the song and their version was not released until the Anthology 2 CD in 1996.

Lennon said at the time, "This song is a ballad which Paul and I wrote for the film but we found we just couldn't sing it. In fact, we made a hash of it, so we thought we'd better give it to someone who could do it well." In an interview with Mark Lewisohn in 1988, McCartney said, "There were a few songs that we were just not as keen on, or we didn't think they were quite finished. This was one of them."