Lyrics to
Misery

This version of Misery was released by The Kinks in 1979.

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Misery
I know you got troubles but you don’t have to spread it about
Misery
You moan and you groan but all of that I can live without
Well
Until you stop worrying about yourself
You’ll never get anywhere with me
I’ll still be hanging in there but you’re still a misery

Until you learn to laugh you’ll never come to any parties at my house
My house
And if you go on like this the only house you’ll ever visit is the nut house
Nut house

You’re such a misery, why don’t you learn to laugh
Look in the mirror and
Don’t take yourself so seriously

Well
Dollar bills could fall from the sky
But still you wouldn’t be satisfied
But I’m not going to let you depress me

Until you learn to laugh you’ll never come to any parties at my house
My house
And if you go on like this the only house you’ll ever visit is the nut house
Nut house

You’re such a misery, why don’t you learn to laugh
Look in the mirror and
Don’t take yourself so seriously
Ah ah ah ah

Misery
You’re only happy when you’re feeling totally down
Misery
I only ever see you when your chin’s hanging on the ground
Well
Until you learn to laugh at yourself
You’ll never get anywhere with me
I’m down but I’m still happy but
You’re such a misery, well
You’re such a misery, well
You’re such a misery

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About Lyrics and Misery by The Kinks

The lyrics for Misery are defined as the words making up the song released by The Kinks in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Misery have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Kinks and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Misery by The Kinks if you think through it. 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 Misery" means the words set to the music of Misery, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Kinks. 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 Misery and the lyrics to Misery are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Kinks who came here looking just for the lyrics to Misery, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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