„Cherish“ je pesma američkog R&B benda Kool & the Gang, objavljena u maju 1985. Bio je to treći singl sa šesnaestog studijskog albuma grupe, Emergency. Dobio je zlatni sertifikat od RIAA i držao je poziciju broj 1 na Billboardovoj Adult Contemporary listi šest nedelja zaredom. Na kraju bi se rangirao kao najveći hit sa muzičkih lista za odrasle 1980-ih.

Pesma je romantična balada koja se pokazala izuzetno popularnom kada je objavljena i od tada je bila svojevrsna svadbena pesma.

Pesma je komponovana u tonalitetu B♭-mola, iako se refren pomera u D♭-dur (relativni dur B♭-mola).

Cherish the love we have, we should cherish the life we live (oh-oh)
Cherish the love, cherish the life (cherish the love), cherish the love
Cherish the love we have (oh-oh-oh-oh), for as long as we both shall live
Cherish the love (baby), cherish the life, cherish the love

The world is always changing, nothing stays the same
But love will stand the test of time
The next life that we live in remains to be seen
Will you be by my side

I often pray before I lay down
By your side
And if you receive your calling before I awake
Could I make it through the night

Cherish the love we have, we should cherish the life we live (baby yeah)
Cherish the love, cherish the life (oh yeah), cherish the love (oh-oh-oh-oh)
Cherish the love we have (while we’re together), for as long as we both shall live (every night)
Cherish the love, cherish the life, cherish the love

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Cherish the love we have (let’s cherish every moment we have together), we should cherish the life we live (anything, you and I)
Cherish the love, cherish the life (baby), cherish the love
Cherish the love we have, for as long as we both shall live (uh-uh-uh-uh)
Cherish the love, cherish the life, cherish…