Lyrics to
Music Man

This version of Music Man was released by Reo Speedwagon in 1972.

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Recently I’ve been thinkin about what I am and where my priorities lie
Gettin it together on some future plan, decidin what I need to get by
I tried workin and schoolin but there just not my plan, oh no
Can’t ya see I’ll always be a music man
Well I could be pickin bluegrass or singin the blues, it doesn’t really matter to me
As long as I’m playin the music I just can’t lose, and noones gonna tell me differently
Cause all I really care about is sittin right here in my hands, oh yeah
Can’t ya see I’ll always be a music man

Well my momma sits and worries about me for days
Even though she really likes the way the boy plays
My daddy tells her I’m just goin through a phase
But that’s just what he always says
I hear what they’re sayin but I take it with a grain of sand, oh yeah
Can’t ya see I’ll always be a music man
yeah

Well my momma sits and worries about me for days
Even though she really likes the way the boy plays
My daddy tells her that I’m goin through a phase
But that’s just what he always says
I hear what they’re sayin but I take it with a grain of sand, oh yeah
Can’t ya see I’ll always be a music man

Well I’ve told you my story now here’s what I’ve found
To be happy you need only be real
So don’t let anyone try to turn your head around
Just remember you are what you feel
You see all of my life people been tryin to tell me what I am, oh yeah
Can’t ya see I’ll always be a music man, oh yeah

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Reo Speedwagon has released many songs over the years besides Music Man. Reo Speedwagon released songs from 1971 to 2007 spanning across albums like REO Speedwagon, R.E.O / T.W.O., Ridin' The Storm Out, Lost In A Dream, This Time We Mean It, R.E.O., You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish, Nine Lives, Hi Infidelity, Good Trouble, Wheels Are Turnin', Life As We Know It, The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken, Building The Bridge, and Find Your Own Way Home. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Reo Speedwagon.

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About Lyrics and Music Man by Reo Speedwagon

The lyrics to Music Man are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Reo Speedwagon in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to Music Man are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Reo Speedwagon and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Music Man back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Music Man by Reo Speedwagon in a number of ways. 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 Music Man" means the words set to the music of Music Man, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Reo Speedwagon. 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 Music Man and the lyrics to Music Man are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Reo Speedwagon who came here looking just for the lyrics to Music Man, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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