Lyrics to Black Sheep Of The Family

This version of Black Sheep Of The Family was released by Rainbow in 1975.

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I’ve got nothing in my head
Got a floor for a bed
The future’s at the bottom of a tea cup

I got a half a pair of shoes
And no time to lose
I’m wondering when I’m going to wise up

So, fortune shine your light on me and my clothes
Cause we need some security
You get a little bad luck
And it grows and it grows
I’m the black sheep of the family

I’ve got half a pound of rice
A beard full of lice
A mission called retrogression

I’ve got pocket full of dust
And eating is a must
You want to make a good impression

So, fortune shine your light on me and my dog
Cause we need some security
While all the folks are living high up the hill
I’m the black sheep of the family

Don’t talk to me about society
You got to pay the rules
Or pay the penalty

Because there’s nothing to choose
Between a handful of blues
Double indemnity

The hour was wrong
And my shadow’s getting long
My real life’s a song, don’t need much
But I’ve got an ache in my head
I wanna go to bed
Tomorrow I don’t have to wake up, no

So wisdom shine your light on me and my knees
Cause it’s true what they say about familiarity
There’s nothing good this way
And it’s true they say
I’m the black sheep of the family

Oh, my wisdom shine your light on me and my knees
It’s true what they say about familiarity
There’s nothing good this way
And it’s true they say
I’m the black sheep of the family
Yeah, yeah

I’m the black sheep of the family
Just me and my dog, yeah, yeah
I’m the black sheep of the family
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I’m the black sheep of the family
You’ve got me on my knees
I’m the black sheep of the family
Yeah, yeah, yeah

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About Lyrics and Black Sheep Of The Family by Rainbow

The lyrics for Black Sheep Of The Family are defined as the words making up the song released by Rainbow in 1975. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Black Sheep Of The Family have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Rainbow 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 Black Sheep Of The Family by Rainbow 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 Black Sheep Of The Family" means the words set to the music of Black Sheep Of The Family, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Rainbow. 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 Black Sheep Of The Family and the lyrics to Black Sheep Of The Family are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Rainbow who came here looking just for the lyrics to Black Sheep Of The Family, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.