Lyrics to
A Linda Song

This version of A Linda Song was released by Barry Manilow in 1978.

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He never wrote a song for Linda
He wrote as though he lived alone
He wrote of dreams that end of sad brave men
Inventing worlds he never know

But he never wrote a song for Linda
And she was right there all alone
Loved him back to life
When his luck ran low
But he never wrote a Linda song

He nearly broke his heart at writing
Linda kept him from despair
Standing by his side, through the hungry days
But he hardly seemed to see her there

And he never wrote a song for Linda
And she was right there all alone
The one real thing in his crazy world
And he never wrote a Linda song

When the bills piled up and couldn’t pay
He couldn’t dream no more
So he hitched a ride and he road away
And he left a note for Linda by the door
By the door

When times got rough he phone her
Once or twice she took the call
Then she changed her number and she turned her head
And Linda never looked back at all

He’ll never write a song for Linda
And she was right there all alone
Oh he knows,is no one understands
And he never wrote a Linda song
No he never wrote a Linda song

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About Lyrics and A Linda Song by Barry Manilow

The lyrics to A Linda Song are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Barry Manilow in 1978. Elements of the lyrics to A Linda Song are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Barry Manilow and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for A Linda Song back when it was created.

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

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