Lyrics to
High Time We Went

This version of High Time We Went was released by Joe Cocker in 1972.

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Well, it’s five o’clock in the morning
feel just like the end of a mule
Somebody’s been yawning
trying to break out the rules.
Yes, it’s high time we went
Ain’t it high time we went?
Ain’t it high time we went there?
Ain’t it high time we went?

Well, it’s four o’clock in the morning,
somebody’s shouting the news,
nobody’s been yawning,
Preachers all around for the blues.
Ain’t it high time we went?
Ain’t it high time we went?
Ain’t it high time we went?
Ain’t it high time we went?

Three o’clock and I’m dreaming,
somebody’s shouting the way,
nobody can see me,
trying to find a brand new day.
Ain’t it high time we went?
Ain’t it high time we went?
Ain’t it high time we went?
Ain’t it high time we went?

Two o’clock and I’m rolling,
everywhere I look is the same,
somebody’s been calling,
trying to put the blame on my name.
Ain’t it high time we went?
Ain’t it high time we went?
Ain’t it high time we went?
Ain’t it high time we went?

It’s one o’clock and I’m falling,
falling for the same old game,
somebody’s been shouting,
let me be by the stage.
Ain’t it high time we went?
Ain’t it high time we went?
Ain’t it high time we went?
Ain’t it high time we went?

Well, it’s twelve o’clock and I got there,
didn’t think I’d make it in time,
somebody’s been shouting,
“Don’t forget the lemon and lime.”
Ain’t it high time we went?
Ain’t it high time we went?
Ain’t it high time we went?
Ain’t it high time we went?

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Joe Cocker has released many songs over the years besides High Time We Went. Joe Cocker released songs from 1969 to 2007 spanning across albums like With A Little Help From My Friends, Joe Cocker!, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, Joe Cocker, I Can Stand A Little Rain, Jamaica Say You Will, Stingray, Luxury You Can Afford, Sheffield Steel, Civilized Man, Cocker, Unchain My Heart, One Night Of Sin, Night Calls, Have A Little Faith, Organic, Across From Midnight, No Ordinary World, Respect Yourself, Heart & Soul, and Hymn For My Soul. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Joe Cocker.

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When you decide to study the lyrics to High Time We Went, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1972 song by Joe Cocker. Some of the lyrics to High Time We Went have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Joe Cocker and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

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

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