Lyrics to
Been Hurt

This version of Been Hurt was released by Uriah Heep in 1978.

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At the age of eighteen
I had had enough
And by twenty-one
I decided to get tough
And then I found the door
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And I’ve been hurt
Ever since that day
I’ve been hurt
And I’ve lost my way
I still think I have a chance
To find your love

Well, I tried to love you
One day at a time
Each day waiting, hoping for the sign
It was clear I needed luck
More than this time

And I’ve been hurt
Ever since that day
I’ve been hurt
Well, I’ve lost my way
I still think I have a chance
To make you mine

My empty heart is
Counting all the ways
Fire and desire
Sat and count days
Will you, won’t you
When and where
Do you, don’t you, do I care
That same eternal question
Is always there
It’s always there

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About Lyrics and Been Hurt by Uriah Heep

The lyrics for Been Hurt are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1978 song by Uriah Heep. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Been Hurt have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Been Hurt - Uriah Heep and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Been Hurt by Uriah Heep in multiple 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 Been Hurt" means the words set to the music of Been Hurt, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Uriah Heep. 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 Been Hurt and the lyrics to Been Hurt are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Uriah Heep who came here looking just for the lyrics to Been Hurt, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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