Lyrics to
Leaving This Town

This version of Leaving This Town was released by Beach Boys in 1973.

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I long to see you oh my love
I want to feel you near
My need is deep inside
Well I’ve been rolling on, I’ve been holding on, I’d like you to know
That it’s been a long, long time

Sometimes it’s hard to make it through the day
Sometimes it’s hard to find my way
Sometimes it’s hard to notice the changing days
When your friends have all gone
Leaving this town for another one

The night is coming round
I can feel the weight of coming down,
So afraid to lose this dream
I want you to understand that I’m trying to do the best I can
It’s so easy to lose my way

Lay your head where you may find some peace
I’ve been searching for my happiness
Don’t you want to wake up and take my love,
I’d be happy if you’d let me know
Should I stay or go
Let me know

Woke from a dream to see reflections all around me, of new realities,
Heavenly angels won’t you guide me please help me to decide the path most
Meant for me.

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When you decide to study the lyrics to Leaving This Town, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1973 song by Beach Boys. Some of the lyrics to Leaving This Town have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Beach Boys and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Leaving This Town 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 Leaving This Town" means the words set to the music of Leaving This Town, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Beach Boys. 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 Leaving This Town and the lyrics to Leaving This Town are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Beach Boys who came here looking just for the lyrics to Leaving This Town, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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