Lyrics to
Lazyman

This version of Lazyman was released by Hall & Oates in 1972.

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Would you work for a reason, Lazyman
Do your thoughts have expression, Lazyman
Does life pass you by while you don’t even try
To grab hold of a minute and use all the time that’s in it,
Lazyman

What’s your latest excuse Lazyman
Is your neck botherin’ you, Lazyman
You’re content to rely on the talented guy
Then you make a short edit
And take all of the credit for the song

Lazyman, you really bring me down
Lazyman how can you lie around
Won’t you stop what you’re doing
And start doing something
Lazyman

Is your ass getting sore, Lazyman
Sitting there on the floor, Lazyman
At least write down your feeling
Though it may not be appealing,
The way you say it might be worth the time
You never know

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About Lyrics and Lazyman by Hall & Oates

The lyrics to Lazyman are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Hall & Oates used when the song was created in 1972. The lyrics to Lazyman have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Hall & Oates 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 Lazyman by Hall & Oates. 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 Lazyman" means the words set to the music of Lazyman, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Hall & Oates. 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 Lazyman and the lyrics to Lazyman are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Hall & Oates who came here looking just for the lyrics to Lazyman, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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