Lyrics to
If There’s A Reason

This version of If There’S A Reason was released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1978.

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If you should need me deep in the night
My arms (will open?) in shades of twilight
If there’s a reason for livin’ without me
Just let me know and I’ll move on
Down to the station with the big wheels burnin’
Gonna get there my ticket to play out that role which I’ve been given

Home is where the heart is
But at times a good home must be broken
The wine has grown bitter
From the harsh words we have spoken

If there’s a chance for someone else
To make you feel life is worth livin’
Give it a try oh lady
Just let me know and I’ll move on

Home is where the heart is
But at times a good home must be broken
The wine has grown bitter
From the harsh words we have spoken

If you should need me deep in the night
At shades of twilight
If there’s a reason for livin’ without me
Just let me know and I’ll go on livin’

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About Lyrics and If There’S A Reason by Gordon Lightfoot

The lyrics to If There’S A Reason are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Gordon Lightfoot used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to If There’S A Reason have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Gordon Lightfoot 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 There’S A Reason by Gordon Lightfoot. 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 There’S A Reason" means the words set to the music of If There’S A Reason, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Gordon Lightfoot. 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 There’S A Reason and the lyrics to If There’S A Reason are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Gordon Lightfoot who came here looking just for the lyrics to If There’S A Reason, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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