Lyrics to
Eli’s Song

This version of Eli’S Song was released by John Denver in 1976.

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Born in the month of June, no silver spoon to help you out.
Your Mother had you naturally, naturally’s the way you came out.
You know your own mind and you show it to me.
Give me the high sign when you want to be free.
And open up my eyes to the wonders that you see:
See the airplane fly, see the trees rush by, be brave and strong when you hurt yourself
and don’t you have a worry in the world.

For the love that’s been given you is the one thing time can’t erase.
And every day it’s growing like the knowing smile upon your face.
You’re starting out strong, get a kick out of life, like to sing songs, be in the spotlight.
And when everybody’s watching you shine so bright,
See the airplane fly, see the trees rush by, be brave and strong when you hurt yourself
and don’t you have a worry in the world.

You know your own mind and you show it to me.
Give me the high sign when you want to be free.
And open up my eyes like your mother did for me:
See the airplane fly, see the trees rush by, be brave and strong when you hurt yourself
and don’t you have a worry in the world.

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About Lyrics and Eli’S Song by John Denver

When you decide to study the lyrics to Eli’S Song, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1976 song by John Denver. Some of the lyrics to Eli’S Song have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only John Denver and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Eli’S Song if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 Eli’S Song" means the words set to the music of Eli’S Song, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by John Denver. 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 Eli’S Song and the lyrics to Eli’S Song are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of John Denver who came here looking just for the lyrics to Eli’S Song, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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