Lyrics to
Out On The Road

This version of Out On The Road was released by The Hollies in 1974.

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I wasn’t there (I wasn’t there)
When I was needed (I wasn’t there)
I was out on the road
Playing with my rock and roll band (I wasn’t there)
I should have been right by her side
Like a good man ought to be
But this rock’n’roll music sure gotta hold on me

I wasn’t there (I wasn’t there)
When my shack was burning (I wasn’t there)
I was out on the road playing with my rock’n’roll band (I wasn’t there)
While someone else put out the fire
I was wailing my guitar
Somehow this rock’n’roll music sure got a hold on me

Somewhere I know, I sold my soul
Sold it to the devil or the king of rock’n’roll
Once I found out, what the music was all about
Picked up my baggage
And I joined in a big rock show
I knew that I had to go

I wasn’t there (I wasn’t there)
There for my wedding (I wasn’t there)
I was back on the road
Playing with my rock and roll band (I wasn’t there)
But when I came off stage that night
I found her waiting patiently, good girl
She knows that rock’n’roll music sure got a hold
Rock’n’roll music sure got a hold
She knows that rock’n’roll music sure got a hold on me

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About Lyrics and Out On The Road by The Hollies

The lyrics for Out On The Road are defined as the words making up the song released by The Hollies in 1974. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Out On The Road have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Hollies and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Out On The Road by The Hollies if you think through it. 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 On The Road" means the words set to the music of Out On The Road, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Hollies. 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 On The Road and the lyrics to Out On The Road are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Hollies who came here looking just for the lyrics to Out On The Road, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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