Lyrics to
For Those Who Love To Live

This version of For Those Who Love To Live was released by Thin Lizzy in 1975.

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Up jumped Jack on the railroad track
Said “I’ve got to get out of town”
“It’s been really nice knowing you”
“Hope to see you around”

Oh the boy he could boogie
Oh the boy can kick a ball
But the boy he got hung up
Smooching in the stalls

You’ve got to give a little love
To those who love to live
You’ve got to take a little hate
From those who have to wait

Up jumped John putting his trousers on
Saying “I’ve got to get out of here”
“Hear your lover’s footsteps”
“They’re coming to near for me my dear”

Oh the boy he could boogie
Oh the boy can kick a ball
But the boy he got hung up
Making love against the wall

You’ve got to give a little love
To those who love to live
You’ve got to take a little hate
From those who have to wait

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About Lyrics and For Those Who Love To Live by Thin Lizzy

The lyrics to For Those Who Love To Live are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Thin Lizzy used when the song was created in 1975. The lyrics to For Those Who Love To Live have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Thin Lizzy and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to For Those Who Love To Live by Thin Lizzy. 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 For Those Who Love To Live" means the words set to the music of For Those Who Love To Live, 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 For Those Who Love To Live and the lyrics to For Those Who Love To Live 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 For Those Who Love To Live, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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