Lyrics to
Lovin’ Or Leavin’

This version of Lovin’ Or Leavin’ was released by Boney M in 1976.

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It’s nice to spend the time with you
I know you’ve got a lot to go for
I like the things you say and do
And yet what do I have to show for
Nice to pass away
Then another break of day

Lovin’,
Lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’
I’m for lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’
Lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’
I said lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’ yeah…

We play the old familiar game
Cause life is short, let’s keep on movin’
It’s fun alright, but just the same
There’s more to it then all that showed
All the things come to
I know it will, and so do you

Lovin’,
Lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’
I said lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’
Lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’
I said lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’ yeah…

So that’s the way I really feel
I want you badly, oh…we know

Lovin’, (ah)
Lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’ (yeah)
Lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’ (yeah…I’ll tell you)
Lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’ (hear me)
Lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’
Lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’ (sock it to me)
Lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’ (yeah)
Lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’ (yeah)
Lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’ (yeah…I’ll tell you)
Lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’ (hear me)
Lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’
Lovin’, lovin’ or leavin’ (sock it to me)
Lovin’…

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About Lyrics and Lovin’ Or Leavin’ by Boney M

When you decide to study the lyrics to Lovin’ Or Leavin’, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1976 song by Boney M. Some of the lyrics to Lovin’ Or Leavin’ have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Boney M and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Lovin’ Or Leavin’ if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 Lovin’ Or Leavin’" means the words set to the music of Lovin’ Or Leavin’, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Boney M. 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 Lovin’ Or Leavin’ and the lyrics to Lovin’ Or Leavin’ are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Boney M who came here looking just for the lyrics to Lovin’ Or Leavin’, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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