Lyrics to
Number One

This version of Number One was released by Hall & Oates in 1979.

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Old girlfriend she come walkin down the street
When I saw her it was like seeing a stranger
But even if I try to work it up no emotions are there
That’s when I realize what you are to me
And how much I really care

Number One
You’re Number One with me

Blast from the Past say “Why don’t you call me anymore
It’s been too long and some nights I need you so.”
But even if I tried to work it up no emotions are there
And I realized what you are to me
And how much I really care

Number One
You’re Number One with me

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When you decide to study the lyrics to Number One, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1979 song by Hall & Oates. Some of the lyrics to Number One have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Hall & Oates and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Number One 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 Number One" means the words set to the music of Number One, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Hall & Oates. 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 Number One and the lyrics to Number One are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Hall & Oates who came here looking just for the lyrics to Number One, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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