Lyrics to Certain Kind Of Fool

This version of Certain Kind Of Fool was released by Eagles in 1973.

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He was a poor boy, raised in a small family
He kinda had a craving for somethin’ no one else could see
They say that he was crazy,
The kind that no lady should meet
He ran out to the city and wandered around in the street
He wants to dance, oh yeah,
He wants to sing, oh yeah,
He wants to see the lights a flashin’ and listen
to the thunder ring

He saw it in a window
The mark of a new kind of man
He kinda liked the feeling, so shiny and smooth in his hand
He took it to the country and practiced for days without rest
And then one day he felt if,
He knew he could stand with the best

They got respect, oh yeah,
He wants the same, oh yeah,
And it’s a certain kind of fool who
Like to hear the sound of his own name
Oo…

A poster on a storefront, the picture of a wanted man
He had a reputation spreading like fire throughout the land
It wasn’t for the money, at least it didn’t star t that way
It wasn’t for the runnin’ , but now he’s runnin’ everyday

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About Lyrics and Certain Kind Of Fool by Eagles

The lyrics for Certain Kind Of Fool are defined as the words making up the song released by Eagles in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Certain Kind Of Fool have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Eagles and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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