Lyrics to
China

This version of China was released by Sammy Hagar in 1976.

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Floating on a sea of mystery
A drift around came unknown
But that China wind keeps a-callin’ me
It knows where I wanna go

Oh China, I can hear you call
China, I can hear you call

You see, I really don’t have the choices
My life is torn between lovin’ you and them
So I pretend to chart my courses
But I listen to that China wind

Oh China, I can hear you call
Yeah, China, I can hear you call

Oh, China
Ooh China
Yeah, China
My friend

You’re a riddle wrapped up inside a mystery
Yeah, you are, China come again

And long, long ago I once had the power
To levitate the world with just my will
Lord, but I musta went wrong
That feelin’s long gone
I belong to the China wind

Oh China, I can hear you call
Oh China, I can hear you call
You’re a riddle wrapped up inside a mystery
Yeah, you are, China come again

Oh yeah

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About Lyrics and China by Sammy Hagar

The lyrics for China are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1976 song by Sammy Hagar. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to China have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for China - Sammy Hagar and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to China by Sammy Hagar in multiple ways. 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 China" means the words set to the music of China, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Sammy Hagar. 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 China and the lyrics to China are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Sammy Hagar who came here looking just for the lyrics to China, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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