Lyrics to
Dirty Livin’

This version of Dirty Livin’ was released by Kiss in 1979.

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I can’t get enough of what I need
People all around me lettin’ me bleed
Waitin’ for the darkness to blind the heat
I make my livin’ out on the streets

Dirty livin’, ahh, dirty livin’
I can’t wait any longer to set myself free

Flashin’ lights keep runnin’ through my brain
Someone find the doctor to ease all the pain
Traffic in the city is burnin’ me out
She makes me wanna jump up and shout

Dirty livin’, ahh, dirty livin’
I can’t wait any longer to set myself free, ahh
I can’t wait any longer to set myself free, ahh
No more, no more

I’ve gotta get away
Dirty livin’, dirty livin’
Ahh, dirty livin’

Main Line out of China is due in tonight
Mother, sister, brother are lyin’ uptight
I can hear the jukebox poundin’ out loud
I take my fury out on the crowd

Dirty livin’, ahh, dirty livin’
I can’t wait any longer to set myself free, ahh
I can’t wait any longer to set myself free, ahh
No more, no more
I’ve gotta get away

Dirty livin’, dirty livin’
It’s gettin’ to me, it’s gettin’ to me

I can’t wait, I can’t wait

Dirty livin’, dirty livin’, yeah
Why don’t you set me free

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About Lyrics and Dirty Livin’ by Kiss

The lyrics for Dirty Livin’ are defined as the words making up the song released by Kiss in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Dirty Livin’ have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Kiss 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 Dirty Livin’ by Kiss 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 Dirty Livin’" means the words set to the music of Dirty Livin’, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Kiss. 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 Dirty Livin’ and the lyrics to Dirty Livin’ are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Kiss who came here looking just for the lyrics to Dirty Livin’, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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