Lyrics to
Renegade

This version of Renegade was released by Styx in 1978.

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Oh Mama, I’m in fear for my life from the long arm of the law
Law man has put an end to my running and I’m so far from my home
Oh Mama I can hear you a cryin’, you’re so scared and all alone
Hangman is comin’ down from the gallows and I don’t have very long
The jig is up, the news is out
They finally found me
The renegade who had it made
Retrieved for a bounty
Never more to go astray
This’ll be the end today
Of the wanted man

Oh Mama, I’ve been years on the lam and had a high price on my head
Lawman said ‘Get him dead or alive’ and it’s for sure he’ll see me dead
Dear Mama I can hear you cryin’, you’re so scared and all alone
Hangman is comin’ down from the gallows and I don’t have very long

The jig is up, the news is out
They finally found me
The renegade who had it made
Retrieved for a bounty
Never more to go astray
The judge’ll have revenge today
On the wanted man

Oh Mama, I’m in fear for my life from the long arm of the law
Hangman is comin’ down from the gallows and I don’t have very long

The jig is up, the news is out
They finally found me
The renegade who had it made
Retrieved for a bounty
Never more to go astray
This’ll be the end today
Of the wanted man
Wanted Man
and i no ho oh oh no no
hey hey

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About Lyrics and Renegade by Styx

The lyrics to Renegade are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Styx used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to Renegade have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Styx 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 Renegade by Styx. 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 Renegade" means the words set to the music of Renegade, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Styx. 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 Renegade and the lyrics to Renegade are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Styx who came here looking just for the lyrics to Renegade, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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