Lyrics to
Stormy Waters

This version of Stormy Waters was released by The Hollies in 1979.

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Stormy waters, I can’t find the harbour
Stormy water keeps me away
Stormy waters, I can’t try any harder
And all I ask is to know
I’m near the bay

I did it again, I let another year roll away
So I pretend that I’ve got a reason to say
I’m closer to having you
I never should have strayed
I wish it could
Be easier
For me to end someday

Stormy waters, I can’t find the harbour
Stormy water keeps me away
Stormy waters, I can’t try any harder
And all I ask is to know
I’m near the bay

Whatever I did tell me would I do
The same again
If I could relive would it be the same in the end

‘Cause everyday
Has a funny way
Of ending up so blue
I wish it could
Be easier
To get back with you

Stormy waters, I can’t find the harbour
Stormy water keeps me away
Stormy waters, I can’t try any harder
And all I ask is to know
I’m near the bay

Stormy waters, I can’t find the harbour
Stormy water keeps me away
Stormy waters, I can’t try any harder
And all I ask is to know
I’m near the bay

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About Lyrics and Stormy Waters by The Hollies

The lyrics to Stormy Waters are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that The Hollies used when the song was created in 1979. The lyrics to Stormy Waters have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only The Hollies and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Stormy Waters by The Hollies. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Stormy Waters" means the words set to the music of Stormy Waters, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Hollies. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Stormy Waters and the lyrics to Stormy Waters are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Hollies who came here looking just for the lyrics to Stormy Waters, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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