Lyrics to
A Man Like You

This version of A Man Like You was released by Donna Summer in 1977.

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A man like you, a man like you
Could be my new beginning
And get me on the winning side of life
If I had you, a man like you
All the fairy tales I dreamed about
Just a breath ago would all come true

If I had you baby
If I had a man like you

A man like you baby, just like you
I’d share all of the precious things
That I’ve been saving deep within my soul
Well a man like you, and baby
A little ol’ sweet girl like me
The two of us together
Ride the waves forever and we’ll be home free

Well don’t you feel it, yeah
I need a man like you
And all I want is to know
I need you by my side yeah
And I want to protect you baby
From all things in life
Well I do, yeah

Oh, what I wouldn’t do for a man like you

A man like you, a man like you

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About Lyrics and A Man Like You by Donna Summer

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

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