Lyrics to
A Man I Loved

This version of A Man I Loved was released by Barbra Streisand in 1978.

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I’ll tell you a story
‘Bout a man that I loved
He lives in the sky
In the clouds above
He knows every river
Every mountain and stream
He’s a gentleman, I tell you,
That lives in my dream
If you don’ t believe
What I say is true
Maybe someday he will happen to you
It’s like he’s always watching over me
I do believe in magic
When it’s plain to see
If you don’t believe
What I say is true
Maybe someday he will happen to you
Softly he whispers into my ear
The dream is over, but I don’t wanna hear
No, no, no, no
Softly he whispers into my ear
The dream is over, but I don’t wanna hear
So, take me, I’ m lonely
Take me in your dreams
Please don’t leave me waiting here
As long as it seems
If you don’t believe
What I say is true
Maybe, baby, someday he will happen to you
Softly he whispers into my ear
The dream is over, but I don’t wanna hear
But I don’t wanna hear…I don’t wanna hear
I don’t wanna…I don’t wanna hear…

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About Lyrics and A Man I Loved by Barbra Streisand

The lyrics for A Man I Loved are defined as the words making up the song released by Barbra Streisand in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to A Man I Loved have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Barbra Streisand and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to A Man I Loved by Barbra Streisand if you think through it. 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 Man I Loved" means the words set to the music of A Man I Loved, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Barbra Streisand. 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 Man I Loved and the lyrics to A Man I Loved are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Barbra Streisand who came here looking just for the lyrics to A Man I Loved, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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