Lyrics to
One Way Street

Released by Aerosmith in 1973
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This version of One Way Street was released by Aerosmith in 1973.

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hey look on yonder, what’s that I see
well that old bogus honey coming after me
I thought you told her I was out of town
I wonder how she knowed I was hangin’ around
say, listen babe, don’t go wastin’ your time
you keep on comin’ round you’ll hear the same old line
you got a thousand boys, you say you need ’em
you take what’s good for you and I’ll take my freedom
’cause lately it’s been so hard now to make ends meet
and honey, your head’s a one way street
and I gotta go the other way
I thought I knew her, my cagey lady
how could my sunshine be so damn shady
she’ll say she love to talk a conversation
but I’m the one that makes my situation
this one way city, that I thought I knew
it’s such a pity honey, that’s it for you
there’s nothin’ over here I never showed ya
I made it pretty clear I’m glad to know ya
you know your brother Spike, he’s on the level
but you always lookin’ like you’re mad at the devil
don’t say I cop a ‘tude, it’s all forgotten
it’s just you’re much too rude, your fruits are rotten *
you know I work so hard to keep it alive
now all I hear from you is nothin’ but jive
lately it’s been so hard now to make ends meet
and honey, your head’s a one way street
and I really been feelin’ like I could be movin’ on *
your head’s like a one way street
when you’re foolin’ everybody you meet
your head’s like a one way street
you got to get yourself back on your feet


Aerosmith has released many songs over the years besides One Way Street. Aerosmith released songs from 1973 to 2004 spanning across albums like Aerosmith, Get Your Wings, Toys In The Attic, Rocks, Draw The Line, Night In The Ruts, Rock In A Hard Place, Done With Mirrors, Permanent Vacation, Pump, Get A Grip, Nine Lives, Just Push Play, and Honkin' On Bobo. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Aerosmith.

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About Lyrics and One Way Street by Aerosmith

The lyrics to One Way Street are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Aerosmith used when the song was created in 1973. The lyrics to One Way Street have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Aerosmith 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 One Way Street by Aerosmith. 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 One Way Street" means the words set to the music of One Way Street, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Aerosmith. 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 One Way Street and the lyrics to One Way Street are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Aerosmith who came here looking just for the lyrics to One Way Street, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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