Lyrics to
Hard Lovin’ Man

This version of Hard Lovin’ Man was released by Deep Purple in 1970.

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Break my back with hard lovin’
Take my hand and keep movin’
Don’t slow down we’re nearly there now
Oh can you stand the pain
I’m a hard lovin’ man

What’s your name? It’s alright now
Trick or treat we’re uptight now
Wanna feel ya I wanna hear ya
Oh here we go again
I’m a hard lovin’ man

Come back here it’s not over
Can’t you see there’s still time girl
I can last make if fast now
Oh gotta catch a train
I’m a hard lovin’ man

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About Lyrics and Hard Lovin’ Man by Deep Purple

The lyrics to Hard Lovin’ Man are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Deep Purple used when the song was created in 1970. The lyrics to Hard Lovin’ Man have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Deep Purple 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 Hard Lovin’ Man by Deep Purple. 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 Hard Lovin’ Man" means the words set to the music of Hard Lovin’ Man, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Deep Purple. 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 Hard Lovin’ Man and the lyrics to Hard Lovin’ Man are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Deep Purple who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hard Lovin’ Man, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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