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Lay Down Beside Me

This version of Lay Down Beside Me was released by Don Williams in 1978.

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I’ve spent my life looking for you
Finding my way wasn’t easy to do
I know there was your all the while
And it’s been worth every mile

So lay down beside me
Love me and hide me
Kiss all the hurtin of this world away
Hold me so close that I feel your heartbeat
And don’t ever wander away

Mornings and evenings all were the same
And there was no music till I heard your name
But I knew when I saw you smile
Now I can rest for awhile

So lay down beside me
Love me and hide me
Kiss all the hurtin of this world away
Hold me so close that I feel your heartbeat
And don’t ever wander away

And don’t ever wander away…….

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You can understand the lyrics to Lay Down Beside Me if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 Lay Down Beside Me" means the words set to the music of Lay Down Beside Me, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Don Williams. 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 Lay Down Beside Me and the lyrics to Lay Down Beside Me are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Don Williams who came here looking just for the lyrics to Lay Down Beside Me, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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