Lyrics to
Joseph And Joe

This version of Joseph And Joe was released by John Denver in 1979.

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Joseph and Joe, the priest and the cowboy, the places they’ve been to, the spaces they’re in.
For a time between storms at the side of a mountain,
with another man’s family, family and friends.
Joseph can give you the keys to the kingdom, he’ll put you in touch with the spirit of man.
Joe loves the desert but lives in the mountains, his closest companion, a left-handed man.
Where do you go if you’ve got no way to get there? Where do you go?
How do you know if you’ve never ever been there? How do you know?
Tell me how do you know?

Joseph, I lost you in some other city, our paths are not crossing, were way out of time.
Joe how the seasons have drifted between us, or is it your vision much greater than mine?
Take heed of the darkness which gathers around us, a fire that consumes us, forever to burn.
Then look to the sun for our father is with us, our mother will teach us what we need to learn.
Where do you go if you’ve got no way to get there? Where do you go?
How do you know if you’ve never ever been there? How do you know?
Tell me how do you know?
Tell me where do you go if you’ve got no way to get there? Where do you go?
How do you know if you’ve never ever been there? How do you know?
Tell me how do you know?

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About Lyrics and Joseph And Joe by John Denver

The lyrics for Joseph And Joe are defined as the words making up the song released by John Denver in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Joseph And Joe have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only John Denver 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 Joseph And Joe by John Denver 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 Joseph And Joe" means the words set to the music of Joseph And Joe, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by John Denver. 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 Joseph And Joe and the lyrics to Joseph And Joe are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of John Denver who came here looking just for the lyrics to Joseph And Joe, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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