America - Only In Your Heart Lyrics

Which 90s alternative band does this fantastic song remind me of?

Sloan maybe?

This song is one that you just can't stop listening. Always gives me goosebumps. Best song ever

Ah, the 70's. All my dreams and life possibilities still lay before me. How i miss those days, and a song like this. Beautiful. America was such and underrated group.

Thanks Dad for introducing me to these songs. I never thought it would help me in my worse days.

I have always loved this song. It was my go-to song after breakups. I would listen to it over and over until I stopped crying and felt my strength and worth again.

Beautiful song....Brilliant harmonies as always....

Great early 70s tune there!!!

Great composition!!! I have near of 30 years since I heard of this song,....
This composition whenever I listen to it, I feel that something new I discover. When the chorus enters the minute 1:44 ... and the feeling of travel to minot 2:12 is fantastic ...... These guys did Progressive Rock.

What can I say, I'm biased, my favorite group of all-time, so I what I have to say might be over the top, but they are clearly one of the most underrated bands, with Peek, and then later without him. creative, soulful, and genuine, always speaking to the truth of the experience. it's just true form in every way, both lyrically and musically, that's it touches you, and why you never get tired of it---it was inside you all along.

Only In Your Heart that Makes You Want To Start Again

First song i heard on my a.m. transistor radio on my bike. 1973 on a warm Mississippi day.

A great song from my youth, glad to hear it again after all those years. Better than A horse with no name.

One of my fav albums from the 70's

Best all time ever! So many memories!

If I were ever stranded somewhere for the rest of my life, I think if I were given a choice of music, it would be America, Chicago, the Who, CSN and Yes. If only one group, then America.

Will you marry me? HAHA! Same here.

Top Ten under rated classic rock songs in my book.

Still saddens me the 30th time i listen to it as the 1st time i did. It's just so beautiful.

The best 4 songs from America in my opinion: 1) Ventura Highway 2)Horse with no name 3) Tin Man 4) You can do Magic

Only in your heart, I need you, Sister golden hair

great song. love all the albums

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Anybody know the name of this guitar pedal in the solo, this backward sound effect? I heard it in a lot of songs, for example "The Test" by Chemical Brothers, "The Shadowlands" by Ryan Adams or "Give It Away" by RHCP. Man i need this sound!

That would be literally backwards guitar. Recorded normally, tape flipped and played back backwards.

it's called reverse tape looping..
what you got to remember after the Beatles Sir George Martin produced the bulk of the early to mid-seventies America..
which is why it has that strawberry Fields and more kind of turnaround.

According to Gerry Beckley, it was a backwards tape of the band playing after session drummer extroadinaire, Hal Blaine, kept playing because he thought the song should continue a little bit longer.

This is one of the most beautiful song I've ever heard,this group was one of the best 70's band ever!!!

Gregory carson I need you is my favorite

So upbeat and fun.  Moves the heart/soul.

....for ever in the memories...!

mary have you seen better days?

"Only In Your Heart"

Mary, have you seen better days?
And will you find different ways?
And does he really mean that much to your heart?
Carry, all of the weight you can, find another man
And lead him directly there to the source
You've got to chart his course

'Cause it is only in your heart
This thing that makes you want to
Start it all again
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)

Wake up from an elusive dream
You've got to change the scene
It's getting so hard to see to the end
Break down, all of the walls you can
You need a helping hand
I'm sure there's someone there just for you
He's trying to make it, too

'Cause it is only in your heart
This thing that makes you want to
Start it all again
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)

Only in your heart
This thing that makes you want to
Start it all again
(La, la, la, la)

You can't disregard your friends
But life gets so hard when you reach the end

Mary, have you seen better days?
(Mary, have you seen better days?)
Mary, have you seen better days?
(Mary, have you seen better days?)
Mary, have you seen better days?
(Mary, have you seen better days?)
Mary, have you seen better days?
(Mary, have you seen better days?)



Writer(s): Gerry Beckley
Copyright: WB Music Corp.
A-Z Lyrics A AMERICA Lyrics
"Homecoming" (1972)

America is the best band ever I own every album

Love America and always have :)

What is the meaning of this song, exactly?

+Sirenia Lilit Lost love and scared of new love.....starting over again, I think.

Great tune!  Excellent production values, too.  Sadly, it got next to no airplay, managing to reach only #62 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.  It didn't even make it onto the Adult Contemporary chart ─ really weird, because I think it was a natural for that type of radio station.

Bill Harding One of my favorites! An album gem!

It got some airplay in our area. But they never said who did it. I thought it was Paul McCartney & Wings at first. Too bad it didn't chart higher. Great tune.

I forgot how much I loved this song-- wow

+David MacDougal Gets better with age....

The song has a very strong Beatles vibe.

George Martin produced some of Americas albums

70's Beach Boys "All This Is That" vibe...

It's very McCartney! Which is a good thing obviously.

entered Cashbox April 21, 1973

awesome America song!!!!

Why do you say that?! haha

This is one of America's most beautiful songs. The instrumental at the end is divine

Awesome ending

qquark99 awesome ending

@George Chahine and beginning and middle

produced by Sir George Martin straight Out of The Beatles catalog..probably the closest he ever came to recreating a Beatles song without John Paul George Ringo the ending of this tune as it fades out and comes back

thefinal and takeme I bought in yes.....choice

me encanta esta canción America un gran grupo

this is real 70s music very fantastic :D

The album version does not have the final four seconds of the ending included on the 45-RPM single - which should have charted a lot higher than 62 in my opinion.

Their best non-hit song

Great song....love those lyrics....!!!!

Only charted 62, but great song from a great group. I heard it played on a unique (but sadly short-lived) format back in 1973, WIOQ (formerly WFIL-FM) in Philly when it was called "Popular 102 - Gold and New." The music director would sift through pop albums and play the tracks he liked--"album oriented pop," if you will. If you ever come across the WFIL-FM or W102 album collections in yard sales or thrift shops, this was the station, and they were produced by this guy.

That where I heard it? The DJ was Tony Pigg

One of the great songs from America that I could listen to forever. Such a talented group.

i love this song

I love this song too !

english summers were even better then

i hear my soul singing with this song

This song was in my dream last night and I woke up crying

the message never fails to cheer me up. ive been listening to this song for 10 years and it still hits me hard. im glad not just old people know this song. really gives hope to our generation.this song and dear prudence by the beatles gives off the same feeling

soundslike "a day in the life" intro

This is my favorite song they do.

Definitely not alone :] <3

You are not alone.

I LOVE THIS SONG. Am I alone in here? Hello?

Peter, I can see your house from here. Hello?