It must be love!

What in the world does Alan Jackson have to do with giving birth?!

Well, according to his song, "It Must Be Love", I think it has everything to do with labor and pregnancy and birth! Falling in love with your baby is a beautiful thing!

Let's take a look at the lyrics to one of his most popular songs:

First I get cold then hot,
Think I'm on fire I'm not, (--sounds like transition stage to me!)
Oh, what a pain I've got, it must be love (--yep, labor pains!)
There's nothing I can do,
All that I want is you,
Look what I'm going through, it must be love (--only a mother's love can carry her through the pains of labor!)
It must be love, it must be love,
I fall like a sparrow, and fly like a dove,
You must be the dream I've been dreamin' of (--we can daydream about our babies all day!)
Oh, what a feelin', it must be love
Something is wrong alright,
I think of you all night,
Can't sleep 'till mornin' light, it must be love, (--pregnancy-induced insomnia, anyone?)
Seein' you in my dreams,
Holdin' you close to me, (--we can't wait to hold our sweet new babies!)
Oh, what else can it be, it must be love,
It must be love, it must be love,
I fall like a sparrow, and fly like a dove,
You must be the dream I've been dreamin' of
Oh, what a feelin', it must be love
It must be love, it must be love,
I fall like a sparrow, and fly like a dove,
You must be the dream I've been dreamin' of
Oh, what a feelin', it must be love
{Copyright © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, Universal Music Publishing Group}

Every time I hear that song now, I can think of nothing else except relating it to what we as women go through to bring our babies earthside. I wish I had thought of it that way when I was pregnant; I would've used it in my labor playlist!

What are some of your favorite songs you've added to your labor playlist?