Lyrics to
I’ll Settle For You

This version of I’Ll Settle For You was released by Diana Ross in 1971.

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Every star has a twinkle
Every palm has a wrinkle
Every leaf comes from a tree
I would agree

So if everything is made up of two
And the sky really needs the blue
For my other half
I’ll settle for you

Every future has a past
Every first has a last
Every night has a day
Come what may

So if everything is made up of two
Whether it be old or new
For my other half
I’ll settle for you

Who wants to be like a sea without a shore
The love just drifting forever more
Every smile has a frown
All you gotta do is turn it upside down
Every house has a door
Of that I’m sure

So if everything is made up of two
I think it would be best if you know
For my other half
I’ll settle for you
Don’t you know, I’ll settle for you
I’ll settle for you
If I had to settle, baby
I’ll settle for you
Don’t you know, I’ll settle for you

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About Lyrics and I’Ll Settle For You by Diana Ross

The lyrics to I’Ll Settle For You are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Diana Ross used when the song was created in 1971. The lyrics to I’Ll Settle For You have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Diana Ross and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to I’Ll Settle For You by Diana Ross. 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 I’Ll Settle For You" means the words set to the music of I’Ll Settle For You, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Diana Ross. 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 I’Ll Settle For You and the lyrics to I’Ll Settle For You are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Diana Ross who came here looking just for the lyrics to I’Ll Settle For You, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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