Lyrics to
He Was A Steppenwolf

This version of He Was A Steppenwolf was released by Boney M in 1978.

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Come on and listen to my tale
It’s a strange and sorry tale
That’s gonna rock you
About a man, the drifting kind
Let the story now unwind
It’s gonna shock you

Some people said he was a ghost
Wouldn’t wanna be his host
Or just to meet him
And if he ever came their way
They’d be sticks and stones, I’d say
That would grieve him

He was a Steppenwolf, a lost and lonely one
He was a Steppenwolf, forever on the run
He was a Steppenwolf, with a forgotten past
He was a Steppenwolf, who found a love at last
He was a Steppenwolf

The girl he met was out-of-sight
Though she walked the streets at night
He didn’t mind it
She seemed as happy as a song
And if anything was wrong
He didn’t find it

They used to laugh and dance and drink
And not ever did he think of a payday
No matter where they ever were
Every day he spent with her was a hey-day

He was a Steppenwolf, and not a handsome man
He was a Steppenwolf, who didn’t know her plan
He was a Steppenwolf, not very bright at all
He was a Steppenwolf, just riding for a fall
He was a Steppenwolf

One day she said “It’s time you knew
That I started up with you
For just one reason
You’re gonna do just what I want
’cause there’s something that I want
And I ain’t teasing
My life is empty all around
Nothing that I ever found
Would fulfill me
So for a while I’ll be with you
When I say that we’re through
You must kill me!”

He was a Steppenwolf, He cried “It isn’t fair”
He was a Steppenwolf, “You know how much I care”
He was a Steppenwolf, She said “This is the deal”
He was a Steppenwolf, He saw this was for real
He was a Steppenwolf

He was a Steppenwolf, they spent a long last night
He was a Steppenwolf, and with a smile she died
He was a Steppenwolf, a lost and lonely one
He was a Steppenwolf, forever on the run
He was a Steppenwolf

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About Lyrics and He Was A Steppenwolf by Boney M

The lyrics for He Was A Steppenwolf are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1978 song by Boney M. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to He Was A Steppenwolf have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for He Was A Steppenwolf - Boney M and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to He Was A Steppenwolf by Boney M in multiple ways. 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 He Was A Steppenwolf" means the words set to the music of He Was A Steppenwolf, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Boney M. 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 He Was A Steppenwolf and the lyrics to He Was A Steppenwolf are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Boney M who came here looking just for the lyrics to He Was A Steppenwolf, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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