Lyrics to
He Ain’t Heavy… He’s My Brother

This version of He Ain’T Heavy… He’S My Brother was released by Neil Diamond in 1970.

Our Neil Diamond Songs profile has He Ain’T Heavy… He’S My Brother lyrics from 1970 and most if not all of the lyrics by Neil Diamond that we have here at Decade Lyrics.

Here's more interesting things in songs and lyrics tied to Neil Diamond or about the 1970s in general.

The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows where

But I’m strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother

So on we go
His welfare is of my concern
No burden is he, to bear
We’ll get there
For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother

If I’m laden at all
I’m laden with sadness
That everyone’s heart
Isn’t filled with the gladness
Of love for one another

It’s a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we’re on our way to there
Why not share

And the load
Doesn’t weigh me down at all
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother.

---

Want more lyrics and songs by Neil Diamond?

Neil Diamond has released many songs over the years besides He Ain’T Heavy… He’S My Brother. Neil Diamond released songs from 1966 to 2005 spanning across albums like The Feel Of Neil, Velvet Gloves And Spit, Touching You, Touching Me, Sweet Caroline, Tap Root Manuscript, Stones, Do It, Moods, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Serenade, Beautiful Noise, I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight, You Don't Bring Me Flowers, September Morn, The Jazz Singer, On The Way To The Sky, Heartlight, Primitive, Headed For The Future, The Best Years Of Our Lives, Lovescape, The Christmas Album, Up On The Roof: Songs From The Brill Building, The Christmas Album Volume Two, In My Lifetime, Tennessee Moon, and 12 Songs. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Neil Diamond.

If you're a fan of popular 1970s songs looking for more songs from 1970 or the 1970s overall, you've come to the right place!

About Lyrics and He Ain’T Heavy… He’S My Brother by Neil Diamond

The lyrics to He Ain’T Heavy… He’S My Brother are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Neil Diamond in 1970. Elements of the lyrics to He Ain’T Heavy… He’S My Brother are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Neil Diamond and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for He Ain’T Heavy… He’S My Brother back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to He Ain’T Heavy… He’S My Brother by Neil Diamond in a number of 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 He Ain’T Heavy… He’S My Brother" means the words set to the music of He Ain’T Heavy… He’S My Brother, 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 He Ain’T Heavy… He’S My Brother and the lyrics to He Ain’T Heavy… He’S My Brother 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 He Ain’T Heavy… He’S My Brother, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

More Songs & Lyrics by Neil Diamond

Visit our Neil Diamond profile for more Neil Diamond songs, lyrics & info!

)