Lyrics to
Never Say Never

This version of Never Say Never was released by Styx in 1979.

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Never, never, never say never
Ne dis jamais jamais
Better, better believe in forever
And it can be that way

You think that you could never love again
The one time really tore you apart
So don’t even try to touch your heart
You’re never going to give it again

Never, never, never say never
Ne dis jamais jamais
Better, better believe in forever
And it can be that way

You think that too much joy can only bring pain
Before you know it, it can be gone
But give me a chance to prove you’re wrong
You’ll never say never again

Never, never, never say never
Ne dis jamais jamais
Better, better believe in forever
And it can be that way

Take time to smell the roses
Don’t hold back your one chance
It hardly lasts, it hardly lasts
Better, better believe in forever

Out here I stand with my heart in my hand
My hopes on a wing and a prayer
I must have been born with a hole in my head
Cause I’ve never said these things before

Never, never, never say never
Ne dis jamais jamais
Better, better believe in forever
And it can be that way

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About Lyrics and Never Say Never by Styx

When you decide to study the lyrics to Never Say Never, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1979 song by Styx. Some of the lyrics to Never Say Never have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Styx and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Never Say Never 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 Never Say Never" means the words set to the music of Never Say Never, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Styx. 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 Never Say Never and the lyrics to Never Say Never are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Styx who came here looking just for the lyrics to Never Say Never, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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