Over the Hills and Far Away Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Hey lady, you got the love I need
Maybe more than enough
Oh darling, darling, darling; walk a while with me
Oh, you've got so much, so much, so much
[Verse 2]
Many have I loved, and many times been bitten
Many times I've gazed along the open road
Many times I've lied, and many times I've listened
Many times I've wondered how much there is to know
Many dreams come true, and some have silver linings
I live for my dream and a pocketful of gold
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Mellow is the man who knows what he's been missing
Many, many men can't see the open road
Many is a word that only leaves you guessing
Guessing 'bout a thing you really ought to know, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Really ought to know (oh, oh, oh)
I really ought to know
Oh-whoa, you know I should, you know I should
You know I should've known
Ooohhh...
About
“Over The Hills…” discusses the potential for growth after being hurt by a loved one. As shown by a picture of the initial tracklist of the album from the band’s website, the song was originally titled “Many, Many Times,” which was likely an allusion to the anaphora in the second verse. The final title took inspiration from J.R. Tolkien’s poem “Over Old Hills and Far Away.”
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Rolling Stone ranked it as Led Zeppelin’s #16 song, saying:
Amazingly, this uncharacteristically poppy boogie-rock sugar shot was Zeppelin’s first single that didn’t make the Top 50. Plant sings a pure-hearted come-on over Page’s open-road strumming, then the band kicks in for three minutes of fleet, booming choogle.
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- 4.The Crunge
- 5.Dancing Days
- 6.D’yer Mak’er
- 7.No Quarter
- 8.The Ocean