Lyrics to
Amy

This version of Amy was released by Elton John in 1972.

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Tread on my face if you like little lady
Turn me inside out if you have to baby
But don’t you cross me off your list
I am young and I ain’t never been kissed
Never been kissed by a lady called Amy

You’re far out, you’re fab and insane
A woman of the world, it’s quite plain
My dad told me Amy’s your name
Said he’d break my neck if I played your game
But he can bust my neck `cause I love you all the same

Amy I know you don’t have to show your affection
`Cause the big boys like you and to you I’m an infection
So if you don’t want me around
I think I’ll run along and drown
You can’t want this bum in town Amy

I’m beaten on the streets `cause I loves you
I watch you go to work in the summer
I don’t whistle at you down the street
I would if I could but I can’t whistle you see

Amy I may not be James Dean
Amy I may not be nineteen
And I may still be in romper boots and jeans
But Amy you’re the girl that wrecks my dreams

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About Lyrics and Amy by Elton John

The lyrics for Amy are defined as the words making up the song released by Elton John in 1972. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Amy have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Elton John and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Amy by Elton John if you think through it. 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 Amy" means the words set to the music of Amy, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Elton John. 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 Amy and the lyrics to Amy are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Elton John who came here looking just for the lyrics to Amy, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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