Lyrics to
Mandolin Wind

This version of Mandolin Wind was released by Rod Stewart in 1971.

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When the rain came I thought you’d leave
’cause I knew how much you loved the sun
But you chose to stay, stay and keep me warm
through the darkest nights I’ve ever known
If the mandolin wind couldn’t change a thing
then I know I love ya

Oh the snow fell without a break
Buffalo died in the frozen fields you know
Through the coldest winter in almost fourteen years
I couldn’t believe you kept a smile
Now I can rest assured knowing that we’ve seen the worst
And I know I love ya

Oh I never was good with romantic words
so the next few lines come really hard
Don’t have much but what I’ve got is yours
except of course my steel guitar
Ha, ’cause I know you don’t play
but I’ll teach you one day
because I love ya

I recall the night we knelt and prayed
Noticing your face was thin and pale
I found it hard to hide my tears
I felt ashamed I felt I’d let you down
No mandolin wind couldn’t change a thing
Couldn’t change a thing no, no

The coldest winter in almost fourteen years
could never, never change your mind

And I love ya
Yes indeed and I love ya
And I love ya
Lordy I love ya

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

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

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