Lyrics to
Nobody’s Business

This version of Nobody’S Business was released by Lou Reed in 1975.

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Hey, if you’re moving too fast
don’t you want this thing last
But if you start moving slow and –
hey, pretty mama, you just will have to go, because –

It’s nobody’s business but my own
It’s nobody’s business but my own
No-no-no-no-no-no-no, no-no-no-no, no-no-no
No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no, no-no-no-no, no-no-no

But if you start acting mean
then I’ll have to mess up the scene
But if you start treating me nice
hey, now baby, I’m gonna have to raise your price

Because it’s nobody’s business but my own
It’s nobody’s business but my own
No-no-no-no-no-no-no, no-no-no-no, no-no-no
No-no-no-no, no-no-no, no-no-no

Nobody’s business
nobody’s business, come on now
Hey, nobody’s business, yeah, but my own
nobody’s business, oh, my, no-no-no
Nobody’s business, no-no-no-no-no
hey, nobody’s business, yeah, but my own
Nobody’s business, my own
no-no, no-no-no
No-no-no, no-no-no

Nobody’s business
nobody’s business
Nobody’s business
nobody’s business, but my own, now
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About Lyrics and Nobody’S Business by Lou Reed

The lyrics to Nobody’S Business are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Lou Reed used when the song was created in 1975. The lyrics to Nobody’S Business have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Lou Reed and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Nobody’S Business by Lou Reed. 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 Nobody’S Business" means the words set to the music of Nobody’S Business, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Lou Reed. 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 Nobody’S Business and the lyrics to Nobody’S Business are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Lou Reed who came here looking just for the lyrics to Nobody’S Business, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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