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God Only Knows

This version of God Only Knows was released by Neil Diamond in 1977.

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I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I’ll make you so sure about it
‘Cause God only knows
What I’d be without you

And if you should ever leave me
The world would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
But what good would living do me

God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows what I’d be without you

And if you should ever leave me
Life would still go on believe me
And the world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me

God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows what I’d be without you
God only knows what I’d be without you…

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About Lyrics and God Only Knows by Neil Diamond

The lyrics for God Only Knows are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1977 song by Neil Diamond. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to God Only Knows 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 God Only Knows - Neil Diamond 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 God Only Knows by Neil Diamond 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 God Only Knows" means the words set to the music of God Only Knows, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Neil Diamond. 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 God Only Knows and the lyrics to God Only Knows are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Neil Diamond who came here looking just for the lyrics to God Only Knows, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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