Lyrics to
Farewell To Annabel

This version of Farewell To Annabel was released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1972.

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Where did ya go when the snow lay on the ground
What did ya do when the rain began to fall
How did it feel when I looked through your soul
When was the last time you wanted my love
How many nights did you cry your dreams to sleep
Why did you hide what you knew would not stay hidden
How could you put yourself through like you did
I’m not the kind that would hold you that way

Drop me a line if ya wake up feelin’ bad
I’m still a friend and I’d like to hear from you
Where does it say love should last forever
When was the last time I told that to you

Farewell to Annabel, farewell
Farewell to Annabel, farewell
Farewell to Annabel, fare thee well
Farewell to Annabel, farewell

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About Lyrics and Farewell To Annabel by Gordon Lightfoot

The lyrics for Farewell To Annabel are defined as the words making up the song released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1972. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Farewell To Annabel have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Gordon Lightfoot 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 Farewell To Annabel by Gordon Lightfoot 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 Farewell To Annabel" means the words set to the music of Farewell To Annabel, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Gordon Lightfoot. 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 Farewell To Annabel and the lyrics to Farewell To Annabel are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Gordon Lightfoot who came here looking just for the lyrics to Farewell To Annabel, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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