Lyrics to
In The Beginning

This version of In The Beginning was released by Dolly Parton in 1973.

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At the beginning there was love and we thought it was enough
We saw no farther than each other’s arms
And though the roof leaked o’er our heads just a blanket for our bed
But then we had our love to keep us warm
But the winter winds blew cold our new love was growing old
And our words were filled with anger and regret
Our bills were more than we could pay and we both longed for the days
Of the freedom that we knew before we wed
But there was something greater still than all our fights and monthly bills
It was the knowledge of a child well on its way
And though we both longed to be free we talked it over and we agreed
That we’d wait till baby came to seperate
Then at last the day arrived and the tears filled both our eyes
As we held our newborn baby in our arms
And the love we thought was gone lived there three times as strong
It’s not the end it’s the beginning of our home
It’s not the end it’s the beginning of our home mhm

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About Lyrics and In The Beginning by Dolly Parton

The lyrics for In The Beginning are defined as the words making up the song released by Dolly Parton in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to In The Beginning have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Dolly Parton and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to In The Beginning by Dolly Parton if you think through it. 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 In The Beginning" means the words set to the music of In The Beginning, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Dolly Parton. 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 In The Beginning and the lyrics to In The Beginning are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Dolly Parton who came here looking just for the lyrics to In The Beginning, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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