Lyrics to
Travelin’ Prayer

This version of Travelin’ Prayer was released by Billy Joel in 1973.

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Hey Lord, take a look all around
And I’d a-find where my baby’s gonna be.
Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
‘Cause she is far across the sea.
Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
And make sure that she’s gonna be alright
And things are gonna be alright with me.

Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
And make sure that all her dreams are sweet.
Said now, would ya guide her on the roads
And make them softer for her feet.
Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
And make sure that she’s gonna be alright
Until she’s home and here with me.

Hey, Lord would ya look out for her tonight
If she is sleepin’ under the sky.
Said now, make sure the ground she’s sleepin’ on
Is always warm and dry.
Ummm, don’tcha give her too much rain,
Try to keep her away from pain
Because my baby hates to cry.

Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
‘Cause it gets rough along the way.
Said now, this song seems strange is just because
I don’t know how to pray.
Ummm, won’tcha give her peace of mind,
And if you ever find the time
Won’tcha tell her I miss her everyday.

Hey Lord, take a look all around
And I’d a-find where my baby’s gonna be.
Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
‘Cause she is far across the sea.
Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
And make sure that she’s gonna be alright
Until she’s home and here with me.
With me.

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About Lyrics and Travelin’ Prayer by Billy Joel

When you decide to study the lyrics to Travelin’ Prayer, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1973 song by Billy Joel. Some of the lyrics to Travelin’ Prayer have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Billy Joel and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Travelin’ Prayer 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 Travelin’ Prayer" means the words set to the music of Travelin’ Prayer, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Billy Joel. 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 Travelin’ Prayer and the lyrics to Travelin’ Prayer are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Billy Joel who came here looking just for the lyrics to Travelin’ Prayer, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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