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Ferguson Road

This version of Ferguson Road was released by Carole King in 1972.

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I’m gonna head on up to the old Ferguson Road
Stand beneath the trees and see how tall I am
Yes, I’m gonna wade in a cold, rocky stream
So I will be sure not to give a damn

No one ever loses anybody
But sometimes it’s so hard to get along
I don’t want to hang on to anybody
So before you say you’re leaving, I’ll be gone

I’m gonna head on up to old Ferguson Road
Find myself a spot where the sun shines through
I’ll throw some old mattress in the back of my bus
And get a good head start on forgetting you

You know I’ve never known anybody
Who could ever make me feel this way
But no one gets to own anybody
You see, I have good reason when I say

I’m gonna head on up to the old Ferguson Road
Stand beneath the trees and see how tall I am
Yes, I’m gonna wade in a cold, rocky stream
So I will be sure not to give a damn

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About Lyrics and Ferguson Road by Carole King

The lyrics to Ferguson Road are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Carole King in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to Ferguson Road are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Carole King and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Ferguson Road back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Ferguson Road by Carole King in a number of ways. 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 Ferguson Road" means the words set to the music of Ferguson Road, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Carole King. 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 Ferguson Road and the lyrics to Ferguson Road are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Carole King who came here looking just for the lyrics to Ferguson Road, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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