Lyrics to
Oh Woman

This version of Oh Woman was released by Reo Speedwagon in 1973.

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My whole life rides on the mood of my lady
Her ups and downs are turning my life around
She’s happy today, it’s like a breath of new life
But tomorrow her sorrow will tear me down.
Slowly, oh slowly I can tell that she needs me
It shows right through the walls she’s built around herself
Oh higher, oh higher I’m climbing in her eyes
It’s a servant she wants but a man she must have.

Oh, Oh woman I need you like I never needed anyone
Oh, Oh woman like the morning needs the sun
Oh, Oh woman you know that our lives have just begun
I’ll behave, Oh woman, ’cause I’m your slave.

Oh, two lives in tune, it’s a delicate balance to keep
We’ll stand together but never too near
Oh, hold me close but don’t you smother me
I’ll speak of my love but only for you to hear.

Oh, Oh woman I need you like I never needed anyone
Oh, Oh woman like the morning needs the sun
Oh, Oh woman you know that our lives have just begun
I’ll behave, Oh woman, ’cause I’m your slave.

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About Lyrics and Oh Woman by Reo Speedwagon

The lyrics to Oh Woman are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Reo Speedwagon used when the song was created in 1973. The lyrics to Oh Woman have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Reo Speedwagon and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Oh Woman by Reo Speedwagon. 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 Oh Woman" means the words set to the music of Oh Woman, 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 Oh Woman and the lyrics to Oh Woman 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 Oh Woman, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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