Vocalist Paul Rodgers began writing the song when he was touring with Free in 1968 in San Francisco. He recalled to Uncut:
"The inspiration was somebody I had met at the time. Life experiences. I traveled, hitchhiking, up to Rio Nido and camped out in the woods with some people I had met. I was gone for days. It was a wonderful experience to be young and free in America in the '60s."
Several years after Rodgers wrote the song, he played it to Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs, who came up with some big chords for the chorus. Ralphs recalled:
"I came up with the riff, and I suggested we put the two together to create a song. I think that's the feel of the song, the verses are very appealing to the ladies, probably more than the men; and then the riff comes in which is all bloody macho. It's a big chorus and it worked out really well."
Lyrics
Baby, when I think about you
Think about love...
Darlin' I don't live without you
And your love...
If I had those golden dreams of my yesterday (yesterday)
I would wrap you
In the heaven
Feel it dyin' (dyin', dyin') all the way
Feel like makin'
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love to you
Baby, if I think about you
Think about love...
Darlin' if I live without you
I live without love...
And if I had the sun and moon
They were shinin'...
I would give you both night and day
Love satisfyin'...
Feel like makin'
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love to you
And if I had those golden dreams of my yesterday (yesterday)
I would wrap you
In the heaven
Feel it dyin'(dyin', dyin) all the way
Feel like makin'
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love to you
Well, I feel like makin' love
Well, I feel like makin' love
Well, I feel like makin' love
Woo
Feel I like makin' love to you
Well, I feel like makin' love
Woo
Well, I feel like makin' love
Well, I feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love to you, woo
Well, I feel like makin' love
Woo
Well, I feel like makin' love
Yeah, yeah
Well, I feel like makin' love
Yeah
Feel like makin' love to you
Yeah, yeah
Ha
Feel like makin' love
Songwriters: PAUL BERNARD RODGERS / MICHAEL GEOFFREY RALPHS
Feel Like Makin' Love lyrics © WB Music Corp., Badco Music Inc., WB Music Corp. O/B/o Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., WB MUSIC CORP, W B MUSIC CORP, WB MUSIC CORP OBO BADCO MUSIC INC.