Over the Hills and Far Away – English Lyrics

• By: Led Zeppelin
• Album: Mothership

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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

...

Many times I loved

Many times been bitten

Many times I've gazed

Along the open road

...

Many times I've lied

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

...

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, ooh

...

Really ought to know

I really ought to know

Oooh, you know I should

You know I should

You know I should

...

Key Grammar Structures

• Hey lady, you got the love I need

  ➔ present simple (have)

  ➔ The verb "got" is used in the present simple to mean "have".

• Maybe more than enough

  ➔ comparative adjective

  ➔ "more than" forms a comparative meaning "greater than".

• Oh darling, darling, darling walk a while with me

  ➔ imperative mood

  ➔ "walk" is an imperative verb inviting the listener to act.

• Many times I've loved

  ➔ present perfect

  ➔ "I've loved" uses the present perfect to talk about experiences up to now.

• Many times I've been bitten

  ➔ present perfect passive

  ➔ "I've been bitten" is the present perfect passive, showing an action done to the subject.

• Many times I've wondered how much there is to know

  ➔ indirect (embedded) question

  ➔ "how much there is to know" is an embedded question acting as the object of "wondered".

• Mellow is the man who knows what he's been missing

  ➔ relative clause with "who"

  ➔ "who knows what he's been missing" is a relative clause describing "the man".

• Many many men can't see the open road

  ➔ modal verb "can't" (ability)

  ➔ "can't" expresses inability: they are not able to see the open road.

• Really ought to know

  ➔ modal verb "ought to" (obligation)

  ➔ "ought to" expresses a strong recommendation or duty: we really "ought to" know.