Lyrics to
Key West

This version of Key West was released by Village People in 1978.

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Mama, I’m freezin’ (mama, I’m freezin’), I wanna go to the su-un (to the sun)
These icy winter breezes (winter breezes) are chillin’ all my fun (all my fun)

I’m headin’ for Key-ey-ey West, the key to happine-ess
(I’m on the run, gonna have some fun)
I’m headin’ for Key-ey-ey West, where leisure nights the be-est, oh yeah
(Gonna spend my days lyin’ in the sun)
I’m headin’ for Key-ey-ey West, that’s where it’s at for me-ee
Well, (gonna spend the nights meanwhile)
I’m headin’ for Key-ey-ey West, I’m on the run
(Ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da-bah)

I’m on the ru-un yeah-eah-eah-eah, I’m headin’ for the sun, yeah-eah-yeah-eah
Key West – Key West, I know, I know, that creature life’s the be-est
Oh yeah-eah, yeah-eah, ugh, brwwwww, it’s cold in here mama, where’s the heat

Ooh, gotta sleep with my socks on, ugh, I’m cold
Mama, I’m leavin’ (mama, I’m leavin’), I’m headin’ for the su-un, yeah (for the sun)
I’m changin’ my location (my location), I tell ya, I’m on the ru-un (on the run)

I’m headin’ for Key-ey-ey West, the key to happine-ess, yeah
(I’m on the run, gonna have some fun)
I’m headin’ for Key-ey-ey West, where leisure nights the be-est,
Well (gonna spend my days lyin’ in the sun)
I’m headin’ for Key-ey-ey West, that’s where it’s at for me-ee, mama
(Gonna spend my nights meanwhile)
I’m headin’ for Key-ey-ey West, I’m on the run
(Ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da-bah)

Mama, I’m cold, feel it in my soul, gotta go to Key West where life is the best
Key West – Key West, got to, gotta have me some fun, mama, mama, I’m on the run
Hah, hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-y

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The lyrics for Key West are defined as the words making up the song released by Village People in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Key West have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Village People 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 Key West by Village People 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 Key West" means the words set to the music of Key West, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Village People. 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 Key West and the lyrics to Key West are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Village People who came here looking just for the lyrics to Key West, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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