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Memories Are That Way

This version of Memories Are That Way was released by Bill Withers in 1978.

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Memories take you back
To the good times
When it’s over
And the sad times disappear
Memories are that way, memories are that way

Memories tell you that
All the best times
In your lifetime
Are the times of yesteryear
Memories are that way, memories are that way
Memories are that way

Memories are the words to love songs
Sung throughout the years
Memories of the herds of love songs
Sung through smiles and tears

Memories take you back
To the lean times
In between times
And the times when you knew fear
Memories are that way, memories are that way

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The lyrics to Memories Are That Way are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Bill Withers in 1978. Elements of the lyrics to Memories Are That Way are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Bill Withers and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Memories Are That Way back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Memories Are That Way by Bill Withers in a number of ways. 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 Memories Are That Way" means the words set to the music of Memories Are That Way, 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 Memories Are That Way and the lyrics to Memories Are That Way 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 Memories Are That Way, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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