Lyrics to
Law Of The Land

This version of Law Of The Land was released by The Temptations in 1973.

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Some people are always heaven made
Some people will live impermanent for the rest of their days
Time marches on
Yesterday is better than tomorrow
Life is uncertain, let me hear you say ‘yeah’
That is that, oh yes it is
There’ll be days of sunshine and laughter
But don’t forget you will have to shed some tears – oho

It’s the law of the land – my brother – oh
Whether you like it or you’ll understand – ah hey hey
It’s the law of the land – hey hey hey hey
‘Cause made by almighty men

Live by the good book if you’re able
You must play your cards on top of the table
When you gather you either win or lose
In life’s ev’rybody’s got to pay some dues – well

It’s the law of the land – well well well
Whether you’ll like it or you’ll understand – you can’t change it
It’s the law of the land – ah-how
‘Cause made by almighty men – oh hey

Hey, it’s the law, the law of the land
Whether you’ll like it or you’ll understand
It’s the law, the law of the land
‘Cause made by almighty men

A teacher man can’t be found
Until you find yourself – think about it
You might not like being, well you ought, but you’d better start like it
But you sure can’t be nobody else
In other words: I can’t be you – ain’t no quit, yeah – you can’t be me
Well well, that’s all with you, my sister an’ brother
And that’s the way that good life meant to be – hey-ho

It’s the law of the land – well
Whether you like it or you’ll understand – say say
It’s the law of the land – hey yeah oh
‘Cause made by almighty men

Look at here
The tools of a ??man’s day has got him by corrupt??
For your own protection your Gods you must love
What goes around comes around
And what goes up, yeah, must come down – aha

It’s the law of the land – well well well well
Whether you like it or you’ll understand
It’s the law of the land – well well well
‘Cause made by almighty men – aha

It’s the law of the land – ev’rybody else say
Whether you like it or you’ll understand …

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About Lyrics and Law Of The Land by The Temptations

The lyrics for Law Of The Land are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1973 song by The Temptations. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Law Of The Land have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Law Of The Land - The Temptations and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Law Of The Land by The Temptations in multiple ways. 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 Law Of The Land" means the words set to the music of Law Of The Land, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Temptations. 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 Law Of The Land and the lyrics to Law Of The Land are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Temptations who came here looking just for the lyrics to Law Of The Land, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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