Lyrics to
Thank You

This version of Thank You was released by Bonnie Raitt in 1971.

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Sittin’ here thinkin’ baby about you
I’m wonderin’ how I ever got through my life without you
Days pass me by, left my life somewhere behind
Games I was tryin’ out, oh before my time

You came into my life almost like you knew
That time was runnin’ out, oh I came runnin’ home to you
You taught me how to love you, you helped me too
You could even love me, I was all you’d ever need

Sometimes when you’re sleepin’ I wonder if it’s true
I’m afraid they’ll come and take away this precious dream of you
Then you’ll wake and hold me and love me through the night
Then I’ll know that somehow everything will be alright

Thank you baby, for giving me my life
I love you honey. you’ve given me my life
Ooooooo
Thank you baby, for giving me my life.

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Bonnie Raitt has released many songs over the years besides Thank You. Bonnie Raitt released songs from 1971 to 2005 spanning across albums like Bonnie Raitt, Give It Up, Takin' My Time, Streetlights, Home Plate, Sweet Forgiveness, The Glow, Green Light, Nine Lives, Nick Of Time, Luck Of The Draw, Longing In Their Hearts, Fundamental, Silver Lining, and Souls Alike. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Bonnie Raitt.

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About Lyrics and Thank You by Bonnie Raitt

The lyrics to Thank You are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Bonnie Raitt in 1971. Elements of the lyrics to Thank You are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Bonnie Raitt and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Thank You back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Thank You by Bonnie Raitt 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 Thank You" means the words set to the music of Thank You, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Bonnie Raitt. 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 Thank You and the lyrics to Thank You are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Bonnie Raitt who came here looking just for the lyrics to Thank You, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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