Lyrics to
Bridge Over The Troubled Water

This version of Bridge Over The Troubled Water was released by Jackson 5 in 1970.

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When you’re weary
Feeling small
When tears are in your eyes
I’ll dry them all
I’m on your side

Woh, when times get rough
And friends just can’t be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

(When you’re down and out)
(When you’re on the street)
(When evening falls so hard)
(I will comfort you)
Ooh, I’ll take your part

Oh, and darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

(I will lay me down)
(I will lay me down)
Sail on silver, girl
Sail on by

Your time has come to shine
All your dreams along the way, yeah
See how they shine
Oh, if you need a friend

I’m sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind

(I will ease your mind)
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
(Like a bridge over troubled water)
I will be by your side
I will be by your side

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About Lyrics and Bridge Over The Troubled Water by Jackson 5

The lyrics to Bridge Over The Troubled Water are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Jackson 5 used when the song was created in 1970. The lyrics to Bridge Over The Troubled Water have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Jackson 5 and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Bridge Over The Troubled Water by Jackson 5. 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 Bridge Over The Troubled Water" means the words set to the music of Bridge Over The Troubled Water, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Jackson 5. 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 Bridge Over The Troubled Water and the lyrics to Bridge Over The Troubled Water are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Jackson 5 who came here looking just for the lyrics to Bridge Over The Troubled Water, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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