Lyrics to
Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)

This version of Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) was released by Diana Ross in 1972.

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I don’t know why
But I’m feeling so sad
I long to try
Something I never had

Never had no kissing
Ooh, what I’ve been missing
Lover man oh, where can you be

The night is cold
And I’m so all alone
I’ll give my soul
Just to call you my own

Hugging and kissing
Ooh, what we’ve been missing
Lover man oh, where can you be

I’ve heard it say
That the thrill of romance
Can be like a heavenly dream

I go to bed
With the prayer
That you’ll make love to me
Strange as it seems

Someday we’ll meet
And you’ll dry all my tears
Then whisper sweet little things in my ears

Hugging and kissing
Ooh, what we’ve been missing
Lover man oh, where can you be

I’ve heard it say
That the thrill of romance
Can be like a heavenly dream

I go to bed
With the prayer
That you’ll make love to me
Strange as it seems

Someday we’ll meet
And you’ll dry all my tears
Then whisper sweet little things in my ears

Hugging and kissing
Ooh, what we’ve been missing
Lover man oh, where can you be

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About Lyrics and Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) by Diana Ross

The lyrics to Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Diana Ross used when the song was created in 1972. The lyrics to Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) 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 Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) 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 Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)" means the words set to the music of Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be), 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 Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) and the lyrics to Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) 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 Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be), but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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