Lay All Your Love on Me is a song performed by Sophie and Sky in Mamma Mia! and the film adaptation.
Sky is getting ready for his stag party, to which Sophie urges him not to go. He counters by saying he wants to celebrate his last night of freedom, which offended Sophie a little. Sky reiterates his loyalty Sophie, which prompts her to confide in him about her father predicament, having hoped she'd know who her father would be the moment she saw him, but now that all three possible men have arrived on the island she's even more confused than before. Sky assures her that he'll be the only man she'd ever need. His buddies then appear and dresses him in his wetsuit to prepare for an island tradition in which the groom dives down to the old shipwreck in search of Helen of Troy's pearl necklace; it was said that whoever finds it will have a blessed marriage. As Sky is whisked away by his buddies, Sophie get ready for her hen party at the Taverna.
Lyrics[]
Sky:
I wasn't jealous before we met
Now every man that I see is a potential threat
And I'm possessive, it isn't nice
You've heard me saying that smoking was my only vice
But now it isn't true
Now everything is new
And all I've learned has overturned
I beg of you
Sophie:
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
It was like shooting a sitting duck
A little small talk, a smile, and baby I was stuck
I still don't know what you've done with me
A grown-up woman should never fall so easily
I feel a kind of fear
When I don't have you near
Unsatisfied, I skip my pride
I beg you, dear
Sky:
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Sky with Island Bachelors:
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me
Sophie:
I've had a few little love affairs
They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce
Sky:
I used to think I was sensible
It makes the truth even more incomprehensible
Sophie:
'Cause everything is new
And everything is you
And all I've learned has overturned
What can I do?
Sky with Island Bachelors:
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me
Sophie with Island Bachelorettes:
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me
Sky:
I wasn't jealous before we met
Now every man that I see is a potential threat
And I'm possessive, it isn't nice
You've heard me saying that smoking was my only vice
But now it isn't true
Now everything is new
And all I've learned has overturned
I beg of you
Sophie:
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
It was like shooting a sitting duck
A little small talk, a smile, and baby I was stuck
I still don't know what you've done with me
A grown-up woman should never fall so easily
I feel a kind of fear
When I don't have you near
Unsatisfied, I skip my pride
I beg you, dear
Sky with Island Bachelors:
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me
Sophie:
I've had a few little love affairs
They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce
Sky:
I used to think I was sensible
It makes the truth even more incomprehensible
Sky and Sophie:
'Cause everything is new
And everything is you
And all I've learned has overturned
What can I do?
Sky with Island Bachelors:
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me
Sophie with Island Bachelorettes:
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me