Lyrics to
Why

This version of Why was released by Uriah Heep in 1972.

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Thought of no tomorrow
The pain, tears and sorrow
And you never told me why
The way you cheated and mistreated
I could never ask you why

Well I’m gonna find out, I’m gonna find out
What’s been messing up your mind
Messing up your mind

Well I’ve been through some changes
Now I’m leaving
Why my mind rearranges, Why I’m grieving
I don’t mean that you hurt me or deceive me
For I know that you’re there and you need me, you sure do
But I hope you can’t see how it is
I can’t stand it, oh love
I got to go

Is there any true reason or anything I could explain
Can’t we talk about it baby
And that you give again
You see I have a feeling that this isn’t the end
And I feel no end, oh on you I depend
I depend on you

I’m gonna find out yes I am
I’m gonna find out
What is that’s been messing up your mind
Messing up your mind ooh

Well I said that I love you and I need you
That it means I am yours
Yes I belong to you
Well I just can’t be certain that you love me too
But I got to know if I can believe in you
Please believe my heart is yours
I can’t stand it, oh love
I got to go

Perhaps it’s best for us to stay together
And try to live our lives as one
And maybe we will find out we’re still together
To watch the setting of the sun
Oh, oh, oh, oh

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Uriah Heep has released many songs over the years besides Why. Uriah Heep released songs from 1970 to 1998 spanning across albums like Very 'eavy... Very 'umble, Salisbury, Look At Yourself, Demons And Wizards, The Magician's Birthday, Sweet Freedom, Wonderworld, Return To Fantasy, High And Mighty, Firefly, Innocent Victim, Fallen Angel, Conquest, Abominog, Head First, Equator, Raging Silence, Different World, Sea Of Light, and Sonic Origami. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Uriah Heep.

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About Lyrics and Why by Uriah Heep

The lyrics to Why are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Uriah Heep in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to Why are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Uriah Heep and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Why back when it was created.

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

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