Lyrics to
Rocky

This version of Rocky was released by Thin Lizzy in 1976.

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Cocky Rocky, the rock and roll star
He’s got the talent to take him far
Started out playing hotel bars
Cocky Rocky, the rock and roll star

Spent his time just looking for kicks
Whipping out them tricks to pull the chicks
Just have a chance every way he rips
Come on Rocky take me into the night

The neon streets are shining bright
To all them queens you bring the light
That cocky Rocky
His belt is so tight

Hits the stage, the show begins
Dressed in black to make him thin
The speed they flash and when he grins
Sail away Rocky and nobody sings (?)

Come on Rocky and throw the dice
You threw it once, now throw it twice
Heavy boys, they want a slice
They paid their money, they want a choice

Cocky Rocky, the rock and roll star
He’s got the talent to take him far
And all he needs is that old guitar
Cocky Rocky, the rock and roll star

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About Lyrics and Rocky by Thin Lizzy

The lyrics to Rocky are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Thin Lizzy used when the song was created in 1976. The lyrics to Rocky have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Thin Lizzy 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 Rocky by Thin Lizzy. 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 Rocky" means the words set to the music of Rocky, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Thin Lizzy. 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 Rocky and the lyrics to Rocky are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Thin Lizzy who came here looking just for the lyrics to Rocky, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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