Lyrics to
For My Lady

This version of For My Lady was released by Moody Blues in 1972.

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My boat sails stormy seas
Battles oceans filled with tears
At last my port’s in view
Now that I’ve discovered you

Oh I’d give my life so lightly
For my gentle lady
Give it freely and completely
To my lady

As life goes drifting by
Like a breeze she’ll gently sigh
And slowly bow her head
Then you’ll hear her softly cry.

Oh I’d give my life so lightly
For my gentle lady
Give it freely and completely
To my lady

Words that you say when we’re alone
Though actions speak louder than words
But all I can say is I love you so
To drive away all my hurt

Oh I’d give my life so lightly
For my gentle lady
Give it freely and completely
To my lady

Set sail before the sun
Feel the warmth that’s just begun
Share each and every dream
They belong to everyone.

Oh I’d give my life so lightly
For my gentle lady
Give it freely and completely
To my lady

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About Lyrics and For My Lady by Moody Blues

The lyrics for For My Lady are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1972 song by Moody Blues. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to For My Lady 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 For My Lady - Moody Blues 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 For My Lady by Moody Blues 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 For My Lady" means the words set to the music of For My Lady, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Moody Blues. 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 For My Lady and the lyrics to For My Lady are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Moody Blues who came here looking just for the lyrics to For My Lady, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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