Lyrics to
Let It Be

This version of Let It Be was released by Bill Withers in 1971.

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When I find myself in time of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking the words of wisdom, let it be
Lord, let it be

And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Lord, let it be

Yeah, let it be, oh, let it be
Lord, let it be, Lord, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Lord, let it be

And when the brokenhearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be
Lord, let it be

And though they may be parted
There is a-still a chance that they
might see
There will be an answer, let it be
Lord, let it be

Let it be, let it be
Lord, let it be, Lord, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
Lord, let it be, Lord, let it be
Let it be, let it be

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About Lyrics and Let It Be by Bill Withers

When you decide to study the lyrics to Let It Be, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1971 song by Bill Withers. Some of the lyrics to Let It Be have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Bill Withers and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

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

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