Lyrics to
To Know

This version of To Know was released by Jackson 5 in 1972.

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To know of life
(To know of life)
Is to know what I’m living for
Touch my hand
And, baby, I’m yours

To know of love
(To know of love)
Is to know that I live for you
To be in love
Is to be there with you

(Everyday)
Everyday means so much to me
But it all depends on you
Don’t you know, oh, baby
We were meant to be
Oh, and life for me
Begins and ends with you

To know you’re mine
(To know you’re mine)
Is to know how it used to be
Yesterday is all I can see
That’s how I know
Life can be beautiful
But it all depends on you
Now that you’re gone, baby

(Since you’ve been gone)
Just not the same, baby
Since you’ve been gone
Just not the same, baby

To know of us
Is what I’m still living for
But it all depends on you
Baby, it all depends on you
(Baby, come home)
To know happiness
Is to know you’re here in my arms
(Baby, come home)
Let me know, let me know, let me know
What it is to live again
(Baby, come home)
(Baby, come home)

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The lyrics for To Know are defined as the words making up the song released by Jackson 5 in 1972. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to To Know have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Jackson 5 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 To Know by Jackson 5 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 To Know" means the words set to the music of To Know, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Jackson 5. 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 To Know and the lyrics to To Know are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Jackson 5 who came here looking just for the lyrics to To Know, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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