Lyrics to
Friend Of Mine

This version of Friend Of Mine was released by Bill Withers in 1973.

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Might be that we have, different views sometimes
But that’s alright, you’re still a friend of mine
Sometimes you go your way
Sometimes I go mine, but that’s alright
You’re still a friend of mine.

Might not like your lady, you might not like mine,
But that’s alright,
You’re still a friend of mine

You’re still a friend of mine
You’re still a friend of mine
You’re still a friend of mine
You’re still a friend of mine
You’re still a friend of mine
You’re still a friend of mine
You’re still a friend of mine

You changed my cloudy days to sunshine
I’m so glad you’re a friend of mine
You make clear waters out of muddy
I’m so thankful that you’re my buddy

You’re a friend of mine
You’re a friend of mine
You’re a friend of mine
You’re a friend of mine

You’re a friend of mine
You’re a friend of mine
You’re a friend of mine
You’re a friend of mine

You changed my cloudy days to sunshine
I’m so glad you’re a friend of mine
You make clear waters out of muddy
I’m so thankful that you my buddy
You’re a friend of mine
You’re a friend of mine
You’re a friend of mine
You’re a friend of mine
You’re a friend of mine
You’re a friend of mine

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About Lyrics and Friend Of Mine by Bill Withers

When you decide to study the lyrics to Friend Of Mine, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1973 song by Bill Withers. Some of the lyrics to Friend Of Mine have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Bill Withers and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Friend Of Mine 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 Friend Of Mine" means the words set to the music of Friend Of Mine, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Bill Withers. 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 Friend Of Mine and the lyrics to Friend Of Mine are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Bill Withers who came here looking just for the lyrics to Friend Of Mine, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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