Lyrics to
You’ve Got A Friend

This version of You’Ve Got A Friend was released by Barbra Streisand in 1971.

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When you’re down in trouble
And you need some loving care
And nothing, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up
Even your darkest night
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to se you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there
You’ve got a friend
You’ve got a friend
If the sky above you
Gets dark and full of clouds
And that old North wind begins to blow
Keep your head together
Then call my name out loud
Soon you’ll hear me knocking at your door
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running, running, running, running. . .
To see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there
You’ve got a friend
You’ve got a friend
Now, ain’t it good to know
That you’ve got a friend
Then people can be so cold
They’ll hurt you
Yes, and desert you
And take your soul if you let them
Oh but don’t you let them
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running, running, running, running, yeah!
To see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there
Yes, I will
Yes, I will
You’ve got a friend
Oh, yeah, you’ve got a friend
Oh ain’t it good to know
Ain’t it good to know
Ain’t it good to know
You’ve got a friend
You’ve got a friend

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About Lyrics and You’Ve Got A Friend by Barbra Streisand

The lyrics for You’Ve Got A Friend are defined as the words making up the song released by Barbra Streisand in 1971. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to You’Ve Got A Friend have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Barbra Streisand 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 You’Ve Got A Friend by Barbra Streisand 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 You’Ve Got A Friend" means the words set to the music of You’Ve Got A Friend, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Barbra Streisand. 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’Ve Got A Friend and the lyrics to You’Ve Got A Friend are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Barbra Streisand who came here looking just for the lyrics to You’Ve Got A Friend, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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