Lyrics to
Detroit 442

This version of Detroit 442 was released by Blondie in 1977.

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You know he can’t be tested, he can’t be read or found
Urban grey takes breath away, he wants to push his pedal to the ground
And the night’s what’s right, puts him at the wheel
Well, I eat danger, any stranger is all right
Feel hot to go like Jimmy O, dodging flying objects at the show
And the lights make me fight
In Detroit 442, maybe, baby, I could ride with you

This town’s a concrete factory and Dad and Mum look just like me
I’m on the plant assembly line. Too late now. Too far behind
You said you wanna hang around, no-one really cares where you go
Take your time. Things never change

In Detroit 442, maybe, baby, I could ride with you
In Detroit 442, maybe, baby, I could ride with you
In Detroit 442, maybe, baby, I could ride with you
In Detroit 442, maybe, baby, I could ride with you

One more to market, one more piggie, and they all, they all look just like me, yeah

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About Lyrics and Detroit 442 by Blondie

The lyrics for Detroit 442 are defined as the words making up the song released by Blondie in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Detroit 442 have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Blondie 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 Detroit 442 by Blondie 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 Detroit 442" means the words set to the music of Detroit 442, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Blondie. 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 Detroit 442 and the lyrics to Detroit 442 are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Blondie who came here looking just for the lyrics to Detroit 442, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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