Lyrics to
Kissin’ Time

This version of Kissin’ Time was released by Kiss in 1974.

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Come on Charlotte
Wake up San Diego, Milwaukie, Miami
Put your two lips together and kiss

We’re kissin’ in Cleveland, and Cincinnatti too
Way out in Chicago, I’ll tell you what to do
They party all over, even in St. Lou
So baby get ready and I’ll be kissin’ you

Oh, oh, ’cause anytime is kissin’ time, USA
So treat me right, don’t make me fight
And we’ll rock and roll tonight

We’re kissin’ in Dallas
And Philly’s goin’ wild
So let’s Kiss Atlanta, ho
You know we’ll make it smile

We love the women
Way down in Tennessee
So baby come on now and start a-kissin’ me

Oh, oh, ’cause anytime is kissin’ time, USA
So treat me right, don’t make me fight
And we’ll rock and roll tonight

Kiss all of Seattle, LA to Baltimore
You know we been kissin’ in ‘Frisco, so lets kiss some more
Let’s do it in Detroit, they all know the score
So baby, oh baby, what are we waitin’ for

Oh, oh, ’cause anytime is kissin’ time, USA
So treat me right, don’t make me fight
And we’ll rock and roll tonight

Oh, oh, ’cause anytime is kissin’ time, USA
So treat me right, don’t make me fight
And we’ll rock and roll tonight

Oh, oh, ’cause anytime is kissin’ time, USA
So treat me right, don’t make me fight
And we’ll rock and roll tonight

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About Lyrics and Kissin’ Time by Kiss

The lyrics to Kissin’ Time are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Kiss used when the song was created in 1974. The lyrics to Kissin’ Time have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Kiss 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 Kissin’ Time by Kiss. 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 Kissin’ Time" means the words set to the music of Kissin’ Time, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Kiss. 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 Kissin’ Time and the lyrics to Kissin’ Time are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Kiss who came here looking just for the lyrics to Kissin’ Time, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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