Lyrics to
Lovesick Blues

This version of Lovesick Blues was released by Linda Ronstadt in 1970.

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I got a feeling called the blues oh Lord
Since my baby said goodbye
And Lord I don’t know what I’ll do
All I do is sit and cry oh Lord
That last long day he said goodbye
Oh Lord I thought I would die
He’ll do you
He’ll do me
He’s got that kind of loving
Lord I love to hear him when he calls me sweet mama
Such a beautiful dream
I’d hate to think it’s all over
I lost my heart it seems
I’ve grown so used to him somehow
Well I’m nobody’s sugar mama now
And I’m lonesome
I got the lovesick blues

Well I’m in love I’m in love and it’s easy to say
That’s what’s the matter with me
I’m in love I’m in love and it’s easy to say
That he don’t care about me
Well I tried and I tried to keep him satisfied
But he just wouldn’t stay
And now that he is leaving
Well this is all I can say

I got a feeling called the blues oh Lord
Since my baby said goodbye
And Lord I don’t know what I’ll do
All I do is sit and cry oh Lord
I’ve grown so used to him somehow
Well I’m nobody’s sugar mama now
And I’m lonesome
I got the lovesick blues

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Linda Ronstadt has released many songs over the years besides Lovesick Blues. Linda Ronstadt released songs from 1969 to 2004 spanning across albums like Hand Sown... Home Grown, Silk Purse, Linda Ronstadt, Don't Cry Now, Heart Like A Wheel, Prisoner In Disguise, Hasten Down The Wind, Simple Dreams, Living In The USA, Mad Love, Get Closer, What's New, Lush Life, For Sentimental Reasons, Canciones De Mi Padre, Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind, Mas Canciones, Frenesi, Winter Light, Feels Like Home, Dedicated To The One I Love, We Ran, and Hummin' To Myself. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Linda Ronstadt.

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About Lyrics and Lovesick Blues by Linda Ronstadt

The lyrics to Lovesick Blues are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Linda Ronstadt used when the song was created in 1970. The lyrics to Lovesick Blues have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Linda Ronstadt 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 Lovesick Blues by Linda Ronstadt. 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 Lovesick Blues" means the words set to the music of Lovesick Blues, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Linda Ronstadt. 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 Lovesick Blues and the lyrics to Lovesick Blues are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Linda Ronstadt who came here looking just for the lyrics to Lovesick Blues, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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