Lyrics to
Got To Give It Up

This version of Got To Give It Up was released by Thin Lizzy in 1979.

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I’ve got to give it up I’ve got to give it up
That stuff
I’ve got to give it up I’ve got to give it up
That stuff

Tell my mama and tell my pa
That their fine young son didn’t get far
He made it to the end of a bottle
Sitting in a sleazy bar

He tried hard but his spirit broke
He tried until he nearly choked
In the end he lost his
Bottle drinking alcohol

I’ve got to give it up I’ve got to give it up
That stuff
I’ve got to give it up I’ve got to give it up
That stuff

Tell my brother I tried to write and
Put pen to paper but I was frightened
I couldn’t seem to get the words out right
Right quite right

Tell my sister I’m sinking slow
Now and again I powder my nose
In the end I lost my bottle
It smashed in a casbah

I’ve got to give it up I’ve got to give it up
That stuff
I’ve got to give it up I’ve got to give it up
That stuff

I’ve got to give it up I’ve got to give it up
That stuff
I’ve got to give it up I’ve got to give it up
That stuff

I’ve been messing with the heavy stuff
For a time I couldn’t get enough
But I’m waking up and it’s wearing off
Junk don’t take you far

Tell my Mama I’m coming home
In my youth I’m getting older
And I think it’s lost control
Mama I’m coming home

I’ve got to give it up I’ve got to give it up
That stuff
I’ve got to give it up I’ve got to give it up
That stuff

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You can understand the lyrics to Got To Give It Up 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 Got To Give It Up" means the words set to the music of Got To Give It Up, 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 Got To Give It Up and the lyrics to Got To Give It Up 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 Got To Give It Up, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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