Lyrics to
If I Should Die Tonight

This version of If I Should Die Tonight was released by Marvin Gaye in 1973.

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Oh, If I should die tonight
Oh baby, though it be far before my time
I won’t die blue, sugar yeah
‘Cause I’ve known you

Oooh, oh, how many eyes
Have seen their dream
Oh, how many arms
Have felt their dream
How many hearts, baby…
Have felt their world stand still

Millions never, they never never
And millions never will baby
They never will

If I should die tonight love
Darlin’, though it be far before my time
I won’t die blue
‘Cause I’ve known you

Oooh, oh, I’m thankful that you’re lovin’ me
My one desire
Is to love you ’til
I’m no longer here and never tired
Love has been so good to me
I’m so thankful

Oooh, oh, how many eyes
Have seen their dream
How many arms
Have felt their dream
How many hearts, oh darlin’
Have felt their world stand still
Oh Lord!

Millions never, no, never
And millions never will, sugar
They never will

If I should die tonight, ahhh baby
I just want you to keep this thought in mind
That I would never die blue…
‘Cause I’ve known you
Oooh!!

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About Lyrics and If I Should Die Tonight by Marvin Gaye

The lyrics to If I Should Die Tonight are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Marvin Gaye used when the song was created in 1973. The lyrics to If I Should Die Tonight have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Marvin Gaye 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 If I Should Die Tonight by Marvin Gaye. 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 If I Should Die Tonight" means the words set to the music of If I Should Die Tonight, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Marvin Gaye. 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 If I Should Die Tonight and the lyrics to If I Should Die Tonight are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Marvin Gaye who came here looking just for the lyrics to If I Should Die Tonight, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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