Lyrics to
Liza

This version of Liza was released by Bill Withers in 1974.

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Probably one of the nicest affections in the world
Is that feeling that’s there between a worldly old
Uncle and very innocent young niece.

Liza, won’t you lay your head on my shoulder
Cry if you want to, I don’t mind
Seems as if you need some love and kindness
And all I’ve got is time.

Wiser is the way when you grown older
Nothing heals a broken heart but time
I know what it means to need a shoulder
So lay your head on mine.

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About Lyrics and Liza by Bill Withers

The lyrics to Liza are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Bill Withers used when the song was created in 1974. The lyrics to Liza have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Bill Withers and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Liza by Bill Withers. 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 Liza" means the words set to the music of Liza, 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 Liza and the lyrics to Liza 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 Liza, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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