Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Neil Young
Canonical path: /neil-young/it-might-have-been
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It Might Have Been
Read It Might Have Been lyrics by Neil Young on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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It Might Have Been
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The saddest words
Of tongue or pen
Are these four words
It might have been
We had big dreams
We made big plans
How could they slip
Right through our hands
Instead of tearing
Our own hands to pieces
Why don't we try
To right what we've done wrong
It's not too late
To set things straight
Let's never say
It might have been
Instead of tearing
Our own hands to pieces
Why don't we try
To right what we've done wrong
It's not too late
To set things straight
Let's never say
It might have been
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Neil Young performs "It Might Have Been", and this lyric page sits inside the Neil Young catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Journey Through The Past and My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) with a short reason for opening each page next.
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