Lyrics to
Cheater

This version of Cheater was released by Uriah Heep in 1978.

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Cheater, I know where you’ve been
Cheater, your lies can’t hide your sin
Cheater, don’t ask me how I’ve know
Cheater, I guess it’s time for you to go

I’m tired of chasing shadows
So lllusive in the night
And your empty words
That leave me high and dry
Now the curtain’s finally fallen
On this fantasy affair
You’ve had me for the last time
With your lies

Cheater, you’re a cheater
I know where you’ve been
Cheater, your lies can’t hide your sin
Cheater, don’t ask me how I’ve know
Cheater, I guess it’s time for you to go

The voices in the wind I heard
Kept telling me to run
Whispering a warning to my heart
And the voices deep as thunder
Tried to speak of things to come
I was blinded then
But now I see the light

Cheater, you’re a cheater
And I know where you’ve been
Cheater, mean mistreater
Your lies can’t hide your sin
Cheater, don’t ask me how I’ve know
Cheater, I guess it’s time for you to go

Cheater. I know where you’ve been
Cheater, you’re a cheater
Cheater, you’re a cheater
Cheater, I know where you’ve been
Your lies can’t hide your sins
Cheater…

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About Lyrics and Cheater by Uriah Heep

The lyrics for Cheater are defined as the words making up the song released by Uriah Heep in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Cheater have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Uriah Heep 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 Cheater by Uriah Heep 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 Cheater" means the words set to the music of Cheater, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Uriah Heep. 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 Cheater and the lyrics to Cheater are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Uriah Heep who came here looking just for the lyrics to Cheater, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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