Lyrics to
Flash Tan Queen

This version of Flash Tan Queen was released by Reo Speedwagon in 1972.

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Diamond studded man
Ruby coated plan
Makes my heart ache to think that money could take you from me
Midnight dream
Almost made me scream
Nightmares came now that money took you from me

Well, you’re a flash tan queen from the southern shores
Like a rotten peach layin’ in the Georgia sun
Well, you can lay all day, get your back real brown
But a dollar can take away your frown

Fat rat queen
Golden limousines
All of these things just come between you and me, yeah

Lacy white gown
Just makes me wanna frown
My heart aches now that money’s taken you from me

Shakes me apart
Make believe hall
I’m feelin’ like a flower stuck on somebody’s wall

Midnight dream
Lord it made me scream
My heart aches now that money took you from me

Oh, you’re a flash tan queen

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About Lyrics and Flash Tan Queen by Reo Speedwagon

The lyrics for Flash Tan Queen are defined as the words making up the song released by Reo Speedwagon in 1972. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Flash Tan Queen have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Reo Speedwagon 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 Flash Tan Queen by Reo Speedwagon 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 Flash Tan Queen" means the words set to the music of Flash Tan Queen, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Reo Speedwagon. 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 Flash Tan Queen and the lyrics to Flash Tan Queen are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Reo Speedwagon who came here looking just for the lyrics to Flash Tan Queen, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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