Lyrics to
Out Of Control

This version of Out Of Control was released by Eagles in 1973.

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Oh, my, don’t the sky look spacious
With the stars all shinin’ down
Well, I can hear the night wind howlin’
It’s a high and lonesome sound
And I ain’t had a woman in so long
I can’t feed my starvin soul
Come on, saddle up, boys, we’re gonna ride into town
We’re gonna get a little out of control

There’s a card game in the corner
And the barmaid smiled at me
Well, I tipped her a sliver dollar and
she brought me a drink for free

All the town-folk call her the cheap one
And the gamblers call her Flo
Come on, set ’em up again
I got me a friend and I think I’m gettin’ out of control
Oh,oh,oh

She’s cool water, her momma taught her
I got news, she’s mine and mine alone
And if anybody’s lookin’ for trouble
You know I’m the one you want to try

Well, I’ll fight any man who wants to
And I don’t care who or why

You got to gamble on your story
You got no guts, you get no glory
And I’m bettin’ my money on an ace in the hole
Think I’m gettin’ out of control

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About Lyrics and Out Of Control by Eagles

The lyrics to Out Of Control are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Eagles used when the song was created in 1973. The lyrics to Out Of Control have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Eagles 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 Out Of Control by Eagles. 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 Out Of Control" means the words set to the music of Out Of Control, 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 Out Of Control and the lyrics to Out Of Control 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 Out Of Control, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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