Lyrics to
Star Of Bethlehem

This version of Star Of Bethlehem was released by Neil Young in 1977.

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Ain’t it hard
when you wake up
in the morning
And you find out
that those other days
are gone?
All you have
is memories of happiness
Lingerin’ on.

You might wonder
who can I turn to
On this cold
and chilly night of gloom
The answer to that question
Is nowhere in this room.

All your dreams
and your lovers
won’t protect you,
They’re only passing
through you in the end.
They’ll leave
you stripped of all
that they can get to,
And wait for you
to come back again.

You might wonder
who I can turn to
On this cold
and chilly night of gloom
The answer to that question
Is nowhere in this room.

Yet still a light is shining
From that lamp on down the hall.
Maybe the star of Bethlehem
Wasn’t a star at all.

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About Lyrics and Star Of Bethlehem by Neil Young

The lyrics for Star Of Bethlehem are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1977 song by Neil Young. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Star Of Bethlehem 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 Star Of Bethlehem - Neil Young 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 Star Of Bethlehem by Neil Young 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 Star Of Bethlehem" means the words set to the music of Star Of Bethlehem, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Neil Young. 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 Star Of Bethlehem and the lyrics to Star Of Bethlehem are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Neil Young who came here looking just for the lyrics to Star Of Bethlehem, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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