Lyrics to
Never Too Close

This version of Never Too Close was released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1976.

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I remember when best friends were jealous lovers
Lyin’ warm asleep beneath the covers
Dreaming of belonging to each other
And so we tried, never too close
Never too near, dyin’ in time
And so we cried but that is alright
We meant no one no harm

I remember when best friends were not mistaken
Long before that freedom was forsaken
Learnin’ about all the good things
In the world worth believin’
And so we tried, never too close
Never too near, dyin’ in time
And so we cried but that is alright
We meant no one no harm

I remember when jealous lovers would stick together
When the days were warm and the nights more tender
When the bonds of truth were not made to measure
And so we tried, never too close
Never too near, dyin’ in time
And so we cried but that is alright
We meant no one no harm

Try, try as you will
Following dreams never fulfilled
And so we cried but that is alright
We meant no one no harm

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The lyrics for Never Too Close are defined as the words making up the song released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1976. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Never Too Close have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Gordon Lightfoot and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Never Too Close by Gordon Lightfoot if you think through it. 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 Never Too Close" means the words set to the music of Never Too Close, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Gordon Lightfoot. 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 Never Too Close and the lyrics to Never Too Close are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Gordon Lightfoot who came here looking just for the lyrics to Never Too Close, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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