Lyrics to
Homesick Boy

This version of Homesick Boy was released by George Thorogood And The Destroyers in 1977.

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Well, I’m a homsick boy
Been away from home too long
I’m a homesick boy
Been away from home too long
Ever since I left, things been goin’ down wrong

My guitar is my partner,
And the highway is my friend
My guitar is my partner
And the highway is my friend
If I could make it back baby, this loneliness will end

I was a fool for leavin’ but I guess this will be my fate
I was a fool for leavin’ but I guess this will be my fate
You never know how good you’ve got it, til it’s much too late

I like 90 proof whiskey, 14 carat gold
I like 90 proof whiskey, 14 carat gold
But I need a hunderd proof woman to satisfy my lonesome soul
Yes I do

I’m a homesick boy
Been away from home too long
I’m a homesick boy
Been away from home too long
Ever since I left, things been goin’ down wrong
Woo

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The lyrics for Homesick Boy are defined as the words making up the song released by George Thorogood And The Destroyers in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Homesick Boy have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only George Thorogood And The Destroyers and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Homesick Boy by George Thorogood And The Destroyers if you think through it. 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 Homesick Boy" means the words set to the music of Homesick Boy, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by George Thorogood And The Destroyers. 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 Homesick Boy and the lyrics to Homesick Boy are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of George Thorogood And The Destroyers who came here looking just for the lyrics to Homesick Boy, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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