Lyrics to
Head Room

This version of Head Room was released by 10Cc in 1976.

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I’ve never been kissed before
It’s been on my list before
A flick of the wrist before would do
But when you get down to it
It’s got a good sound to it
Don’t meddle around with it
‘Cos it’s far too wet to woo

When Mummy and Daddy play
They tell me to go away
But by hanging around
I can learn all the rules
Now I got the technique
I’m away

Develop a taste for it
A time and a place for it
Although on the face of it, it’s a crime
I’ve nibbled the cheese of it
The birds and the bees of it
Are weak at the knees
From making honey
Every time

I’m throwing my toys away
I’m leaving the boys to play
With the boys
Gimme girls
And it’s time I was breaking away

Just gimme some head room
Just a little bitta head room
I need some leg room
Just a little bitta leg room
I see myself Oh Lord
I see a mess

I’m making a meal of it
I’m breaking the seal of it
I’m getting the feel of what to do
It’s got a good ring to it
I’m getting a thing for it
And if there’s a sting in it
I’ll have met my Waterloo
My Mummy and Daddy said
You’re liable to wind up dead

Oo, they’ve been shooting me a line
Maybe it doesn’t exist at all
Oo, I’ve been towing the line
Now I’m hook line and sinkered

I’ve never been kissed before
It’s been on my list before
A flick of the wrist before would do
But when you get down to it
It’s got a good sound to it
Don’t meddle around with it
‘Cos it’s far too wet to woo

I’ve thrown all my toys away
I’m leaving the boys to play
With the girls that you get
For a dollar a day
When you pull on their strings they say

Just gimme some head room
Just a little bitta head room
I need a ball room
Up against the wall room
I need the rest Oh Lord
I need the rest

Just gimme some head room
Just a little bitta head room
Take me to your bed-room
Show a little bitta leg room
I need the rest Oh Lord
I need the rest

Just gimme some head room
Just a little bitta head room
I need some head room
Just a little bitta head room
I need the rest Oh Lord
I need the rest

Just gimme some head room
Just a little bitta head room
I need some head room
Just a little bitta head room
I need the rest Oh Lord
I need the rest

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About Lyrics and Head Room by 10Cc

When you decide to study the lyrics to Head Room, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1976 song by 10Cc. Some of the lyrics to Head Room have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only 10Cc and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Head Room 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 Head Room" means the words set to the music of Head Room, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by 10Cc. 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 Head Room and the lyrics to Head Room are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of 10Cc who came here looking just for the lyrics to Head Room, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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