Lyrics to
On My Honor

This version of On My Honor was released by Donna Summer in 1979.

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Here I am on my own again
The days rush by
The nights all seems so slow
Guess I’ve let you down
In my way, some how
If you take me back
I know we’ll make it
We’ll make a promise
And then break it

On my honor I will try
Always do the best I can
Though the tears
May fall like drops
From my eyes honey
On my honor I will try

If you want me to be strong
I’ll give it everything I have
You’ll never have to worry
Cause we’re not in a hurry
On my honor I will try

It’s a lover’s dance
In a fiery chant
Don’t be afraid to face the music now
It’s a gambler’s chance
Not a lost romance
And I’m not you
And you’re not me and
Sometimes we feel differently

On my honor I will try
Always do the best I can
Though the tears
May fall like drops
From my eyes honey
On my honor I will try
If you want me to be strong
I’ll give it everything I have
You’ll never have to worry
Cause we’re not in a hurry
On my honor I will try
I will try
I will try
I’ll try

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About Lyrics and On My Honor by Donna Summer

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

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

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