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Honkin’ Down The Highway

This version of Honkin’ Down The Highway was released by Beach Boys in 1977.

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Honkin’ honkin’ down the gosh darn highway
Tryin’ tryin’ to get past them cars
Got a got a little date with an angel
She’s the one that said she’d go with me
To see a little movie tonight
(Honk honk honkin’ down the highway)

Her folks told me that she’s lonely
And she loves me only
She’s used to running away from guys

Prayin’ prayin’ that she’ll hold me tight (hoo!)
And hopin’ hopin’ that she’ll see the light
Who cares if I gotta spend my money
Even if I have to act funny
To go and steal her heart away
(Honk honk honkin’ down the highway)

Take it one little inch at a time now
‘Til we’re feelin’ fine now
I guess I’ve got a way with girls

Honk honk honkin’ down the highway
Honk honk honkin’ down the highway
Honk honk honkin’ down the highway
Honk honk honkin’ down the highway
Honk honk honkin’ down the highway

Take it one little inch at a time now
‘Til we’re feelin’ fine now
I guess I’ve got a way with girls

Prayin’ prayin’ that she’ll hold me tight (yeah)
(Honk honk honkin’ down the highway)
And hopin’ hopin’ that she’ll see the light
(Honk honk honkin’ down the highway)
Who cares if I gotta spend the night
(Honk honk honkin’ down the highway)

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The lyrics for Honkin’ Down The Highway are defined as the words making up the song released by Beach Boys in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Honkin’ Down The Highway have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Beach Boys 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 Honkin’ Down The Highway by Beach Boys 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 Honkin’ Down The Highway" means the words set to the music of Honkin’ Down The Highway, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Beach Boys. 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 Honkin’ Down The Highway and the lyrics to Honkin’ Down The Highway are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Beach Boys who came here looking just for the lyrics to Honkin’ Down The Highway, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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