Lyrics to
Maybe I’m A Leo

This version of Maybe I’M A Leo was released by Deep Purple in 1972.

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Peeping round the door I got a big surprise
Couldn’t see a thing but open skies
They’ve taken her away where is she now

Wish that she was here wish she’d hold my hand
Maybe she could laugh maybe understand
Why was I so cruel where is she now

Acting like a fool I had to make her cry
Maybe I’m a Leo but I ain’t a lion
I’m hurting oh so bad, I want her now

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About Lyrics and Maybe I’M A Leo by Deep Purple

The lyrics for Maybe I’M A Leo are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1972 song by Deep Purple. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Maybe I’M A Leo have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Maybe I’M A Leo - Deep Purple and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Maybe I’M A Leo by Deep Purple in multiple 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 Maybe I’M A Leo" means the words set to the music of Maybe I’M A Leo, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Deep Purple. 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 Maybe I’M A Leo and the lyrics to Maybe I’M A Leo are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Deep Purple who came here looking just for the lyrics to Maybe I’M A Leo, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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