Lyrics to
Hickory Wind

This version of Hickory Wind was released by Emmylou Harris in 1979.

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In South Carolina
There are many tall pines
I remember the oak tree
That we used to climb
But it makes me feel better
Each time it begins
Callin’ me home
Hickory Wind

I started out younger
At most everything
All the riches and pleasures
What else could life bring
But now when I’m lonesome
I always pretend
That I’m gettin’ the feel of
Hickory Wind

It’s a hard way to find out
That trouble is real
In a far away city
With a far away feel
But it makes me feel better
Each time it begins
Callin’ me home
Hickory Wind
Keeps callin’ me home
Hickory Wind

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About Lyrics and Hickory Wind by Emmylou Harris

The lyrics for Hickory Wind are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1979 song by Emmylou Harris. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Hickory Wind 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 Hickory Wind - Emmylou Harris 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 Hickory Wind by Emmylou Harris 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 Hickory Wind" means the words set to the music of Hickory Wind, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Emmylou Harris. 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 Hickory Wind and the lyrics to Hickory Wind are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Emmylou Harris who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hickory Wind, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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