Lyrics to
Unchained Melody

This version of Unchained Melody was released by George Benson in 1977.

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Oh my love, my darling
I’ve hungered for your touch
A long lonely time
Time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love to me

Lonely rivers flow to the sea
To the sea
To the open arms of the sea
Yeah
Lonely rivers sigh “Wait for me”
Wait for me
I’ll be coming home
Wait for me

Oh my love, my darling
I’ve hungered,
Hungered for your touch
A long lonely time
And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine
I need your love, I,
I need your love
God speed your love to me

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About Lyrics and Unchained Melody by George Benson

The lyrics for Unchained Melody are defined as the words making up the song released by George Benson in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Unchained Melody have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only George Benson 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 Unchained Melody by George Benson 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 Unchained Melody" means the words set to the music of Unchained Melody, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by George Benson. 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 Unchained Melody and the lyrics to Unchained Melody are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of George Benson who came here looking just for the lyrics to Unchained Melody, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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