Lyrics to
Do Anything You Want To

This version of Do Anything You Want To was released by Thin Lizzy in 1979.

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There are people that will investigate you
They’ll insinuate, intimidate and complicate you
Don’t ever wait or hesitate to state the fate that awaits those who
Try to shake or take you
Don’t let them break you

You can do anything you want to do
It’s not wrong what I sing it’s true
You can do anything you want to do
Do what you want to

People that despise you will analyse then criticise you
They’ll scandalise and tell lies until they realize
You are someone they should have apologised to
Don’t let these people compromise you
Be wise too

You can do anything you want to do
It’s not wrong what I sing it’s true
You can do anything you want to do
Do what you want to

Hey you you’re not their puppet on a string
You can do everything
It’s true if you really want to
You can do anything you want

Just like I do

You can do anything you want to do
It’s not wrong when I sing it’s true
You can do anything you want to do
Do what you want

Hey you
No can do
Hey you
Yes you

Elvis is dead
The king of Rock’n Roll is dead
Elvis is dead

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You can understand the lyrics to Do Anything You Want To if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 Do Anything You Want To" means the words set to the music of Do Anything You Want To, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Thin Lizzy. 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 Do Anything You Want To and the lyrics to Do Anything You Want To are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Thin Lizzy who came here looking just for the lyrics to Do Anything You Want To, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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