Lyrics to
Mr. Speed

This version of Mr. Speed was released by Kiss in 1976.

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You need lovin’, you’re lookin’ out for new romances
Yeah, it’s true, you know you’ve got to take your chances
When I laugh, well baby don’t you know you can cry
‘Cause you ain’t enough lady,
to keep the master satisfied, yeah
Well, you know, I got the kind of lovin’ that you need
The kind of lovin’ that you need
I’m so fast, that’s why the ladies call me Mr. Speed
They call me Mr. Speed
You try pleasin’, but gettin’ on your knees don’t make it
You try teasin’, but baby you can’t even fake it, no
Made it clear, but baby you can’t even see me
So stop those tears ’cause baby
you can’t even deceive, ah, ah
Yeah, you know, I got the kind of lovin’ that you need
The kind of lovin’ that you need
I’m so fast, that’s why the ladies call me Mr. Speed
Look out

Ow, I don’t care
Yeah, you know, I got the kind of lovin’ that you need
The kind of lovin’ that you need
I’m so fast, that’s why the ladies call me Mr. Speed
Mr. Speed
Yeah, you know, I got the kind of lovin’ that you need
The kind of lovin’ that you need
I’m so fast, that’s why the ladies call me Mr. Speed
Mr. Speed
Yeah, you know, I got the kind of lovin’ that you need
The kind of lovin’ that you need
I’m so fast

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About Lyrics and Mr. Speed by Kiss

The lyrics to Mr. Speed are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Kiss in 1976. Elements of the lyrics to Mr. Speed are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Kiss and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Mr. Speed back when it was created.

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

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