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Same Old Lover Man

This version of Same Old Lover Man was released by Waylon Jennings in 1972.

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I’m not some long lost someone
Just dropped in to say hello
I’m the same old lover man
Baby, lost so long ago.
‘Cause I was born to believe
I never could deceive, believe me.

I hear no children’s voices
Have they gone back to school
It’s the same old lover man
Baby, still actin’ like some kinda fool.
Yes, I was born to believe
I never could deceive, believe me.

It’s cold outside your window
Please let me in the night is wild
I’m the same old lover man
Baby, not some lonesome innocent child.

Yes, I was born to bring a grief
Though I never was a thief
I’m the same old lover man
Baby, just dropped in to say what’s new.

Yes, I was born to bring a grief
I never could deceive, believe me…

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About Lyrics and Same Old Lover Man by Waylon Jennings

The lyrics to Same Old Lover Man are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Waylon Jennings used when the song was created in 1972. The lyrics to Same Old Lover Man have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Waylon Jennings 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 Same Old Lover Man by Waylon Jennings. 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 Same Old Lover Man" means the words set to the music of Same Old Lover Man, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Waylon Jennings. 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 Same Old Lover Man and the lyrics to Same Old Lover Man are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Waylon Jennings who came here looking just for the lyrics to Same Old Lover Man, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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