Lyrics to
Bridge Over Troubled Water

This version of Bridge Over Troubled Water was released by Waylon Jennings in 1971.

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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, oh, 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 waters, 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
I’ll take your part when darkness comes and pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled waters I will lay me down.

Sail on silver girl sail on by your time has come to shine
All the dreams are on their way
See how they shine if you need a friend I’m sailing out behind
Like a bridge over troubled water I will lead your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water I will lead your mind…

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About Lyrics and Bridge Over Troubled Water by Waylon Jennings

The lyrics for Bridge Over Troubled Water are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1971 song by Waylon Jennings. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Bridge Over Troubled Water 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 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Waylon Jennings 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 Bridge Over Troubled Water by Waylon Jennings 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 Bridge Over Troubled Water" means the words set to the music of Bridge Over Troubled Water, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Waylon Jennings. 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 Troubled Water and the lyrics to Bridge Over Troubled Water are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Waylon Jennings who came here looking just for the lyrics to Bridge Over 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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