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Out On The Tiles

This version of Out On The Tiles was released by Led Zeppelin in 1970.

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As I walk down the highway all I do is sing this song,
And a train that’s passin’ my way helps the rhythm move along.
There is no doubt about the words are clear,
The voice is strong, is oh so strong.

I’m just a simple guy, I live from day to day.
A ray of sunshine melts my frown and blows my blues away,
There’s nothing more that I can say but on a day like today
I pass the time away and walk a quiet mile with you.

All I need from you is all your love,
All you got to give to me is all your love,
All I need from you is all your love,
All you got to give to me is all your love.
Oooh yeah, ooh yeah, ooh yeah, oh yeah.

I’m so glad I’m living and gonna tell the world I am,
I got me a fine woman and she says that I’m her man,
One thing that I know for sure gonna give her all the loving
Like nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody can.

Standing in the noonday sun trying to flag a ride,
People go and people come, see my rider right by my side,
It’s a total disgrace, they set the pace, it must be a race
And the best thing I can do is run.

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

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