Lyrics to
Lonely Man

This version of Lonely Man was released by Status Quo in 1974.

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Lonely man upon the shore
What on earth are you looking for?
You’re protection is quite clear
And you’re never really near
Will you ever find what you are looking for?

Seeing others on the shelf
Only thinking of yourself
Will you ever start to learn?
Will your pockets ever burn?
Will you ever find what you are looking for?

Look at the sky, why do you cry?
What do you see? Your misery

Look at the sky, why do you cry?
What do you see? Your misery

Lonely man, you’re on your own
Find someone to take you home
A friend is what you need
Would you mind if it was me?
Maybe then you’ll find what you are looking for.

Will you ever find what you are looking for?

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About Lyrics and Lonely Man by Status Quo

The lyrics for Lonely Man are defined as the words making up the song released by Status Quo in 1974. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Lonely Man have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Status Quo 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 Lonely Man by Status Quo 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 Lonely Man" means the words set to the music of Lonely Man, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Status Quo. 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 Lonely Man and the lyrics to Lonely Man are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Status Quo who came here looking just for the lyrics to Lonely Man, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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