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1000 Years

This version of 1000 Years was released by Rick Springfield in 1972.

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If only we talked it out a little more
You might never have gone away
If only I tried
Instead of making for the door
You’d be loving me still today
And if I’d only been a little wiser

You knew I knew the lies you told
But you thought I didn’t care
And if I’d only shown my love
In so many different ways
If only you’d stayed

And in 1000 years
I’ll still be thinking of you
Though in 1000 years
My love will have gone
But in a 1000 years
We’ll probably be together
But right now you’re gone

If only I had you back again right now
Wouldn’t ask for a thing, I know
Except to say I’m sorry, and how
And the wisdom to let it show
And if I’d only looked a little deeper
Each time I saw you weeping
And how I wished I held you close

Cause If I only shown my love
In so many different ways
Baby you’d want to stay

And in 1000 years
I’ll still be thinking of you
Though in 1000 years
My love will have gone
But in a 1000 years
We’ll probably be together
But right now you’re gone

And in 1000 years

(I’ll still be thinking of you)
1000 years
(My love will be long gone)
1000 years
(We’ll probably be together forever)
1000 years
(I’ll still be thinking of you)
1000 years
(whaaa whooo)

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About Lyrics and 1000 Years by Rick Springfield

The lyrics to 1000 Years are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Rick Springfield in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to 1000 Years are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Rick Springfield and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for 1000 Years back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to 1000 Years by Rick Springfield in a number of ways. 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 1000 Years" means the words set to the music of 1000 Years, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Rick Springfield. 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 1000 Years and the lyrics to 1000 Years are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Rick Springfield who came here looking just for the lyrics to 1000 Years, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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