Lyrics to
Go West

This version of Go West was released by Village People in 1979.

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Heyhey
well well well well
yeaah
yeaah

(Together) We will go our way
(Together) We will leave someday
(Together) Your hand in my hand
(Together) We will make the plans

(Together) We will fly so high
(Together) Tell our friends goodbye
(Together) We will start life new
(Together) This is what we’ll do

(Go west) Life is peaceful there
(Go west) Lots of open air
(Go west) To begin life new
(Go west) This is what we’ll do

(Go west) Sun in winter time
(Go west) We will do just fine
(Go west) Where the skies are blue
(Go west) This and more we’ll do

(Together) We will love the beach
(Together) We will learn and teach
(Together) Change our pace of life
(Together) We will work and strive

(I love you) I know you love me
(I want you) Happy and carefree
(So that’s why) I have no protest
(When you say) You want to go west

(Go west) Life is peaceful there
(Go west) Lots of open air
(Go west) To begin life new
(Go west) This is what we’ll do

(Go west) Sun in winter time
(Go west) We will do just fine
(Go west) Where the skies are blue
(Go west) This and more we’ll do

(I know that) there are many ways
(to live there) in the sun or shade.
(Together) we will find a place
(to settle] down and live with space

(without the) busy pace back east,
(the hustling), rustling of the feet,
(I know I’m) ready to leave too,
(so this is) what we’re going to do,

(Go west) Life is peaceful there.
(Go west) Lots of open air.
(Go west) To begin life new.
(Go west) This is what we’ll do.

(Go west) Sun in winter time.
(Go west) We will do just fine.
(Go west) Where the skies are blue.
(Go west) This and more we’ll do.

(Go west) Life is peaceful there.
(Go west) Lots of open air.
(Go west) To begin life new.
(Go west) This is what we’ll do.

(Go west) together together we’ll gone our way
(Go west) together together you lead me the way
(Go west) you begin life new
(Go west) this is what will do
(Go west) life is peaceful there

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About Lyrics and Go West by Village People

When you decide to study the lyrics to Go West, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1979 song by Village People. Some of the lyrics to Go West have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Village People and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Go West if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 Go West" means the words set to the music of Go West, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Village People. 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 Go West and the lyrics to Go West are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Village People who came here looking just for the lyrics to Go West, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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