SECRET GARDEN^©

Z100 Jerry Maguire Mix

[Dorothy Boyd:] I was just about to tell you
[Laurel:] Uh huh
[Dorothy Boyd:] That I love him. I do! I love him, I love him! And I don't care what you think. I love him for the man he wants to be, and I love him for the man that he almost is. I love him, Laurel. I love him! I love him.

She'll let you in her house
If you come knockin' late at night
She'll let you in her mouth
If the words you say are right
If you pay the price
She'll let you deep inside
But there's a secret garden she hides

[Rod Tidwell:] You gotta be fair to her. She loves you. If you don't love her, you got to tell her.
She'll let you in her car
To go drivin' 'round
She'll let you into the parts of herself
That'll bring you down
She'll let you in her heart
If you got a hammer and a vise
But into her secret garden, don't think twice

[Jerry Maguire:] What if we got married? If I said that, would you stay?
[Dorothy Boyd:] Oh no. Don't do that. Don't say that unless...
You've gone a million miles
[Dorothy Boyd:] Well... Say it if you want to...
How far'd you get
[Jerry Maguire:] Will you marry me?
To that place where you can't remember
[Jerry Maguire:] What do you think?
And you can't forget
[Dorothy Boyd:] Laurel? We're getting married!

She'll lead you down a path
There'll be tenderness in the air
She'll let you come just far enough
So you know she's really there
And she'll look at you and smile
And her eyes will say
She's got a secret garden
Where everything you want
Where everything you need
Will always stay a million miles away

[priest:] Do you, Jerry McGuire, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?
[priest:] And do you ([Dorothy Boyd (addressing her son):] no, not now, sweetheart) [priest:] Dorothy Boyd take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?
[priest:] I now pronounce you husband and wife.

[Dorothy Boyd:] I pretended that proposal by the car was real, and it might have just been a hypothetical. I did this. And at least I can do something about it now.
[Jerry Maguire:] So this break is a breakup? It's...
[Dorothy Boyd:] Come on, Jerry. You know this isn't easy for me.
[Jerry Maguire:] Kay. Okay. If this is where it has to end then this is where it has to end.
[Jerry Maguire:] I'm not letting you get rid of me. How about that? I miss my wife. I love you. You complete me. And I'm just, I...
[Dorothy Boyd:] Shut up. Just shut up. You had me at hello. You had me at hello.

Page last updated: 29 May 2007

SECRET GARDEN became a huge international hit when it was featured as the love theme for Cameron Crowe's 1996 film Jerry Maguire [read about the movie here]. It became a radio hit when a disc jockey mixed in bits of dialogue ("You had me at hello") from the movie. There was renewed interest in the song, which went higher in the charts than it did in its initial release two years earlier. It vaulted into the Top 20 in the Spring of 1997 (#19 in the US charts and #17 in the UK charts).

The above lyrics refer to the remix that incorporated dialogue from the film. It is nothing but the album's version, with bits of dialogue (in bold) from the movie mixed in: Dorothy Boyd (Renee Zellweger), Laurel (Bonnie Hunt), Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.), Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise), and the priest (unknown).

This remix, known as the "Z100 Jerry Maguire Mix", was released in 1997 on a US-only various artists compilation CD titled The Morning Zoo Bootleg (no catalogue number). This was a charity release issued by Portland radio station Z100 and limited to a reported 8,000 copies; exclusively contains their unique "Jerry Maguire Mix" of SECRET GARDEN which features dialogue excerpts from the movie mixed into the song. This release is highly collectable and rather hard to find.

The Z100 Jerry Maguire Mix was also released in 1997 on Secret Garden ("Z100 Jerry Maguire Mix") (no catalogue number), a very rare promotional CD produced by New York radio station Z100 and exclusively given away to listeners as a competition prize; contains their unique "Z100 Jerry Maguire Mix" sandwiched between two short advertisements for a special cash winning contest only open to owners of this disc. Cardboard picture sleeve with additional contest info. This release is limited to 1,000 copies, as is mentioned on the second advertisement track.

Check also the album's version (more details), take #1, the live 05 Apr 1995 version, and the live 22 Jun 2000 version.

Scans and info for the Secret Garden ("Z100 Jerry Maguire Mix") single are taken from the Lost In The Flood website. Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake from BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics and Max for The Morning Zoo Bootleg scan.