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You’re All I Need To Get By

This version of You’Re All I Need To Get By was released by Diana Ross in 1970.

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When I was just a little girl
I wanted the world at my feet
Now all that’s changed
‘Cause I have love
And now I do can see
You’re all I need to get by

Like the sweet morning dew
I took one look at you
And it was plain to see
You were my destiny
With arms open wide
I threw away my pride
I’ll sacrifice for you
Dedicate my life to you

I will go, where you lead
Always there in time of need
And when you lose your will
I’ll be there to push you up the hill
There’s no, no looking back for us
We’ve got love
Sure enough
That’s enough

You’re all I need to get by
All, you’re all I need to get by

Like an mother protects his nest
For you I’ll do my best
Stand by you like a tree
Dare anybody to try to move me
Darling in you I found
Strength where I was torn down
Don’t know what’s in store
But together we can open any door

Just to do what’s good for you
And inspire you a little higher
I know you can make a woman
Out of a soul that didn’t have a goal
‘Cause we, we got the right foundation
And with love and determination

You’re all I want to strive for and do a little more
All, all the joys under the sun wrapped up into

You’re all I need to get by
All, you’re all I need to get by

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Diana Ross has released many songs over the years besides You’Re All I Need To Get By. Diana Ross released songs from 1970 to 2006 spanning across albums like Everything Is Everything, Diana Ross, Surrender / I'm Still Waiting, Lady Sings The Blues, Touch Me In The Morning, Last Time I Saw Him, Diana & Marvin, Live At Caesar's Palace, Baby It's Me, The Wiz, Ross, The Boss, diana, To Love Again, Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Silk Electric, Swept Away, Eaten Alive, Red Hot Rhythm And Blues, Workin' Overtime, The Force Behind The Power, Take Me Higher, Every Day Is A New Day, I Love You, and Blue. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Diana Ross.

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About Lyrics and You’Re All I Need To Get By by Diana Ross

The lyrics to You’Re All I Need To Get By are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Diana Ross used when the song was created in 1970. The lyrics to You’Re All I Need To Get By have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Diana Ross and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to You’Re All I Need To Get By by Diana Ross. 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 You’Re All I Need To Get By" means the words set to the music of You’Re All I Need To Get By, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Diana Ross. 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 You’Re All I Need To Get By and the lyrics to You’Re All I Need To Get By are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Diana Ross who came here looking just for the lyrics to You’Re All I Need To Get By, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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