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On Parole

This version of On Parole was released by Motorhead in 1977.

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They locked me up, put me away,
Said “You’re gonna get out in forever and a day”
I didn’t know what was going on,
All I was doing was looking for fun,
Forgot the reason, that’s what I’m told,
But you’ve gotta get it in before you get old,
They thought they had me, had me for keeps,
But they don’t know this boy never sleeps,
I’m back on the streets again,
I’m back on my feet again,
I’m On Parole, On Parole

I like laugh, I like a joke,
It’s not my fault if my sense of humour broke,
I tried to tell them I was sick,
They said they think it was some kind of a trick,
Alright, I would have done good,
If they had listened to me like they should,
I wouldn’t have this loaded gun,
Looking for a citizen to kill just for fun,
It’s good to be free again,
It’s good to be me again,
I’m On Parole, On Parole

Stop me now before I kill myself,
Stop me before I kill somebody else!

You’d better watch out, you never know,
Who’s going to be the next to go,
Night my friend, but it ain’t yours,
Fixes the odds, evens the scores,
Just turn around, I won’t go wrong,
When he hits the ground I’ll be long gone,
They won’t suspect me, no not a soul,
‘Cos I’m a good boy I’m On Parole,
I’m raising my sights again,
I’m claiming my rights again,
I’m On Parole, On Parole

Stop me now before I kill myself,
Stop me now, or get somebody else

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About Lyrics and On Parole by Motorhead

The lyrics to On Parole are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Motorhead used when the song was created in 1977. The lyrics to On Parole have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Motorhead 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 On Parole by Motorhead. 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 On Parole" means the words set to the music of On Parole, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Motorhead. 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 On Parole and the lyrics to On Parole are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Motorhead who came here looking just for the lyrics to On Parole, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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