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Goin’ For The Pastor

This version of Goin’ For The Pastor was released by Grand Funk Railroad in 1976.

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I’ve been in love for a short time.
I had a little trouble makin’ up my mind.
Somthin’ got in my way, babe.
I find it really hard for me to say.
I know that my head was hot, girl.
Hot enough to hit the spot that makes you trot.
But, girl I ain’t no liar.
Gonna’ set your little heart on fire. Yeah.

I’ve had my hit and miss, girl.
I’m ready now to settle right down to this.
I hope that your love is true, babe.
As true as the love I hold for you.
There’s one thing that I’d say, girl.
I love you for ever and a day.
Now, girl I ain’t no liar.
I’m gonna’ set your little heart on fire. Yeah.

‘Cause when I’m thinking of you.
Thinkin’ about you.
My heart beats faster I’m goin’ for the pastor.
I got me a love and I’m gonna’ make it last, girl.
Girl.
‘Cause when I think about you.
Thinkin’ about you.
My heart beats faster I’m goin’ for the pastor.
I got me a love and I’m gonna’ make it last, girl.

Ohhhhh …

I really think you’re brave, babe.
For cuttin’ loose that bloodthirsty Dave the knave.
Now Davey, his love was strong, babe.
But, you’re better off with a love that’s long.
You never have to be alone, girl.
‘Cause I’ll be there when you come back home.
Now, girl I ain’t no liar.
I’m gonna’ set your little heart on fire. Ahh, ohh …

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When you decide to study the lyrics to Goin’ For The Pastor, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1976 song by Grand Funk Railroad. Some of the lyrics to Goin’ For The Pastor have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Grand Funk Railroad and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Goin’ For The Pastor 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 Goin’ For The Pastor" means the words set to the music of Goin’ For The Pastor, 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 Goin’ For The Pastor and the lyrics to Goin’ For The Pastor 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 Goin’ For The Pastor, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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