Lyrics to
Does Everyone Stare

This version of Does Everyone Stare was released by The Police in 1979.

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I change my clothes ten times before I take you on a date
I’m in a cold sweat, I panic, and it makes me late
I knew you never asked for this
I know
My shots will always misfire
My shots will always miss

Does everyone stare this way at you?
I only look this way at you

I change my clothes ten times before I take you on a date
I get the heebie-jeebies, and my panic makes me late
I break into a cold sweat reaching for the phone
I let it ring twice before I chicken out and decide you’re not at home

Does everyone stare the way I do?
I only stare this way at you

I never noticed the size of my feet
Until I kicked you in the shins
Will you ever forgive me
For the shape I’m in
For the shape I’m in

Does everyone stare the way I do?
I only stare this way at you

I’m gonna write you a sonnet but I don’t know where to start
I’m so used to laughing at the things in my heart
Last of all I’m sorry ‘cos you never asked for this
I can see I’m not your type and my shot will always miss
(Always miss)

Does everyone stare the way I do?
I only stare this way at you

Does everyone stare the way I do?
I only stare this way at you

Does everyone stare the way I do?
I only stare this way at you

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

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