Lyrics to
Hold On Dear Brother

This version of Hold On Dear Brother was released by Beach Boys in 1972.

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Hold on dear Brother
Hold on dear Brother
Hold on dear Brother
Oh Brother
Ooooo

Tried to close my eyes
To all around me
Oh no you just can’t escape
If I lose one friend
Will I still have you

Won’t you please
Hold on dear Brother
Hold on dear Brother
Hold on dear Brother
Oh Brother
Ooooo

What can I love that isn’t you
But you never understand inside of me
Till you realize a look
You never get more than you took

Won’t you please
Hold on dear Brother
Hold on dear Brother
Hold on dear Brother
Oh Brother
Brother

In your heart you know it love
A simple feeling that you shout
I want your love
You touch my hand
I need your love
To carry me home

In your heart you know it love
A simple feeling that you shout
I want your love
You touch my
I need your love
To carry me home

Hold on dear Brother
Hold on dear Brother
Hold on dear Brother
Hold on dear Brother
Hold on dear Brother
Hold on dear Brother
Hold on dear Brother
Hold on dear Brother
Hold on dear Brother

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The lyrics to Hold On Dear Brother are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Beach Boys used when the song was created in 1972. The lyrics to Hold On Dear Brother have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Beach Boys and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Hold On Dear Brother by Beach Boys. 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 Hold On Dear Brother" means the words set to the music of Hold On Dear Brother, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Beach Boys. 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 Hold On Dear Brother and the lyrics to Hold On Dear Brother are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Beach Boys who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hold On Dear Brother, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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