Lyrics to
All The Befores

This version of All The Befores was released by Diana Ross in 1971.

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Thought I could make it
Without you
Thought I could walk away
And never look back

Thought I had the secret
To stop these eyes from crying
Told myself he were no good
So what’s the need in trying

But as you see, here I am
Loving you stronger than ever
Promising to be better
Getting into my head
I don’t know how
To be nothing but yours

I guess I should have learned
From all the befores

I wrote a nice long letter
Explaining my reasons for leaving
Hoping it would tear you apart
And leave you grieving

I bet you didn’t even read it
You’re so familiar with the lines
You just glanced up at the clock
‘Cause you knew the exact time I’d knock

Without pride
Here I stand
Waiting for your forgiveness
This is where I belong
Come what may
This time I’ll stay
You might as well lock all the doors

I guess I should have learned
From all the befores

Promising to be better
And getting into my head
I don’t know how to be nothing but yours

I guess I should have learned
From all the befores

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About Lyrics and All The Befores by Diana Ross

The lyrics for All The Befores are defined as the words making up the song released by Diana Ross in 1971. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to All The Befores have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Diana Ross 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 All The Befores by Diana Ross 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 All The Befores" means the words set to the music of All The Befores, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Diana Ross. 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 All The Befores and the lyrics to All The Befores are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Diana Ross who came here looking just for the lyrics to All The Befores, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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