Lyrics to
But I Might Die Tonight

This version of But I Might Die Tonight was released by Cat Stevens in 1970.

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I don’t want to work away
Doing just what they all say
Work hard boy and you’ll find
One day you’ll have a job like mine

‘Cause I know for sure
Nobody should be that poor
To say yes or sink low
Because you happen to say so, say so, you say so

I don’t want to work away
Doing just what they all say
Work hard boy and you’ll find
One day you’ll have a job like mine, job like mine, a job like mine

Be wise, look ahead
Use your eyes he said
Be straight, think right
But I might die tonight!

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The lyrics for But I Might Die Tonight are defined as the words making up the song released by Cat Stevens in 1970. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to But I Might Die Tonight have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Cat Stevens 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 But I Might Die Tonight by Cat Stevens 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 But I Might Die Tonight" means the words set to the music of But I Might Die Tonight, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Cat Stevens. 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 But I Might Die Tonight and the lyrics to But I Might Die Tonight are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Cat Stevens who came here looking just for the lyrics to But I Might Die Tonight, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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