Lyrics to Ol' 55 - Decade Lyrics

This version of Ol’ 55 was released by Eagles in 1974.

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Well, my time went to quickly
I went lickety-splitly out to my old fifty-five
As I pulled away slowly, feelin’ so holy,
God knows I was feelin’ alive
And now the sun’s comin’ up
I’m ridin’ with Lady Luck
Freeway cars and trucks

Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade
Just a wishin’ I’d stayed a little longer
Lord, don’t you know the feelin’s gettin’ stronger

Six in the morning, gave me no warnin’
I had to be on my way
Now the cars are all passin’ me,
Trucks are all flashin’ me
I’m headed home from your place

And now the sun’s comin’ up
I’m ridin’ with Lady Luck
Freeway cars and trucks

Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade
Just a wishin’ I’d stayed a little longer
Lord, don’t you know, the feelin’s gettin’ stronger

Well, my time went to quickly
I went lickety-splitly out to my old fifty-five
As I pulled away slowly, feelin’ so holy,
God knows I was feelin’ alive
And now the sun’s comin’ up, yes it is
I’m ridin’ with Lady Luck
Freeway cars and trucks
Freeway cars and trucks,
Ridin’ with Lady Luck
Freeway cars and trucks,
Ridin’ with Lady Luck
Freeway cars and trucks
Ridin’ with Lady Luck…

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About Lyrics and Ol’ 55 by Eagles

The lyrics to Ol’ 55 are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Eagles in 1974. Elements of the lyrics to Ol’ 55 are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Eagles and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Ol’ 55 back when it was created.

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Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Ol’ 55 by Eagles 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 Ol’ 55" means the words set to the music of Ol’ 55, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Eagles. 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 Ol’ 55 and the lyrics to Ol’ 55 are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Eagles who came here looking just for the lyrics to Ol’ 55, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.