Lyrics to
Seems So Long

This version of Seems So Long was released by Stevie Wonder in 1972.

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Lady love and lady cared
but lady went away,
And left me all alone to suffer.

And now I feel it’s not fair
for me to fall in love
The truth is the real me you must uncover.

Seems so long, since I’ve heard the sound
It’s been so long, since I’ve trusted in someone else,
Had to see it all for myself,
It’s been so long, that the world seems cold,
But I think it’s time in my life to find myself again.

Lady loved and lady stayed,
Until she was too pleased
She knew I wouldn’t leave for her to suffer.
I’d never make her suffer.

Now I believe you’re just like me,
In that you understand,
And want me for your man to always love me.

You can believe it’s seems so long, since I’ve touched a wanting hand
Oh, it seems so long, since I’ve trusted in someone else,
Had to see this world for myself,
And it’s been so long that the world seems cold,
Now I think I’ve found someone to make me trust in someone again.

I believe that I can trust in you.

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The lyrics for Seems So Long are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1972 song by Stevie Wonder. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Seems So Long have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Seems So Long - Stevie Wonder and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Seems So Long by Stevie Wonder in multiple 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 Seems So Long" means the words set to the music of Seems So Long, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Stevie Wonder. 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 Seems So Long and the lyrics to Seems So Long are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Stevie Wonder who came here looking just for the lyrics to Seems So Long, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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