Lyrics to
Sweet Wanomi

This version of Sweet Wanomi was released by Bill Withers in 1971.

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In a room with soft satin pillows,
Cracklin’ fireplace keeps us warm.
Whisprin’ wind through weepin’ willows,
And sweet Wanomi restin’ in my arms.

In a soft light her eyes are gleamin’
Pretty little hand covers up her mouth when she yawns.
Wake me up, I must be dreamin’ that
Sweet Wanomi restin’ in my arms.

Sleepy kisses, warm me softly
Get much warmer later on.
I reach for the light and turn it off,
Uh, huh, sweet Wanomi restin’ in my arms.

Sweet Wanomi restin’ in my arms
Sweet Wanomi restin’ in my arms
Sweet Wanomi restin’ in my arms.

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About Lyrics and Sweet Wanomi by Bill Withers

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

You can understand the lyrics to Sweet Wanomi 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 Sweet Wanomi" means the words set to the music of Sweet Wanomi, 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 Sweet Wanomi and the lyrics to Sweet Wanomi 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 Sweet Wanomi, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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