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Made In The Shade

This version of Made In The Shade was released by Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1975.

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“Well when I was a young-un they used to teach me to play music like this here…”

When I look in your face baby
When I look in your eyes
I can tell pretty mama I been wastin’ time
‘Cause you don’t really love me
You just love me for what I am
But you best treat me right, woman
Gonna lose your money man

Well when I first met you baby, you was a red light girl
But I tried to take you to better world
But you would not listen
Still you think I am a fool
Well you had it made in the shade, baby
Don’t let that tree fall down on you

Well I work the railroad each and every day
Well I work real hard tryin’ to make my pay
Lord I never tell you what you supposed to say
Girl you had it made in the shade
Don’t let that tree fall down on you

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About Lyrics and Made In The Shade by Lynyrd Skynyrd

The lyrics to Made In The Shade are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1975. Elements of the lyrics to Made In The Shade are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Lynyrd Skynyrd and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Made In The Shade back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Made In The Shade by Lynyrd Skynyrd in a number of 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 Made In The Shade" means the words set to the music of Made In The Shade, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Lynyrd Skynyrd. 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 Made In The Shade and the lyrics to Made In The Shade are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Lynyrd Skynyrd who came here looking just for the lyrics to Made In The Shade, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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