Lyrics to
Dues

This version of Dues was released by Grand Funk Railroad in 1976.

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I think I’m headed for a terrible accident.
Made more plans than anyone who ever paid their rent.
I’m not stupid and I might be havin’ too much pride.
Surgeon general has determined that I may as well die.

Jesus are you watching or have you gone blind.
Evil souls are upon us and we’re surely runnin’ out of time.

I tried religion and some holy roller steals my tenth.
In the grave yard I ain’t strong enough to jump the fence.
Some men they say they got more soul than both my shoes.
Makes me wonder can we ever stop payin’ dues.

I might be workin’ on a scene that I can never act.
Everybody’s gonna think that my mind is cracked.
I don’t care because it’s my right to win or lose.
Makes me wonder can we ever stop payin’ dues.

Crazy, am I crazy for wanting so much more.
My mind says I can’t ever give up but I still can’t be sure.

Can we ever stop payin’ dues.
Can we ever stop payin’ dues.
Can we ever stop payin’ dues.

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The lyrics for Dues are defined as the words making up the song released by Grand Funk Railroad in 1976. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Dues have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Grand Funk Railroad 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 Dues by Grand Funk Railroad 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 Dues" means the words set to the music of Dues, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Grand Funk Railroad. 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 Dues and the lyrics to Dues are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Grand Funk Railroad who came here looking just for the lyrics to Dues, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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