Lyrics to
You’ve Got A Friend

This version of You’Ve Got A Friend was released by Michael Jackson in 1972.

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When you’re down and trubled
And you need some love and care
And nothin’, no nothin’ is goin’ right
Just close your eyes and think of me
And soon I’ll be there to brighten up
Yeah, even your darkest night
You just call out my name
And you know, wherever I am
I’ll come a-runnin’
To see you again

Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there, yeah I will
You’ve got a friend

When the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind
He begins to blow
Here’s what you do baby
Keep your head together
And call my name out loud
And soon you’ll hear me
Knockin’ at your door
Oh yes I will, yes I will
You just call out my name
And you know, wherever I am
I’ll come a-runnin’
To see you again

Ain’t it good to know
That you’ve got a friend
People can be so cold
They’ll hurt you and desert you
And take your soul if you let them
Oh, don’t let them

Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there, yes I will

You’ve got a friend, yes you do
You’ve got a friend, yes you do
Right till the end, for you
Ain’t it good to know

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About Lyrics and You’Ve Got A Friend by Michael Jackson

The lyrics for You’Ve Got A Friend are defined as the words making up the song released by Michael Jackson in 1972. 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 Michael Jackson 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 Michael Jackson 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 Michael Jackson. 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 Michael Jackson 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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