Lyrics to
Saturday Night Special

This version of Saturday Night Special was released by The Runaways in 1978.

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Let’s talk about women
Let’s talk about love
Let’s talk about bitchin’
And the comin’ I’ve done
I live for the weekend
It’s part of the script
You pray for an angel
Well, hey this is it

You can dress me in ribbons
You can tie me in knots
You get out the camera
Provocative shots
You do what you want to
Let’s see what you’ve got
And if I don’t like it
I’ll just tell you to stop

She’s a Saturday night special (Saturday night)
A two two caliber bore
She’s a Saturday night special (Saturday night)
You caught me dreamin’ before
She’s a Saturday night special (Saturday night)
I’m young and easily bored
She’s a Saturday night special (Saturday night)
And you know I’m kinda special
And you know that you’ll be back for more

You want to respect me
How long will that last
You want to protect me
I don’t need it you jerk
I’m lookin’ for action
I’m hungry and hot
You want to know why
That’s easy why not

She’s a Saturday night special (Saturday night)
A two two caliber bore
She’s a Saturday night special (Saturday night)
I saved my acceptable score
She’s a Saturday night special (Saturday night)
I’m young and easily bored
She’s a Saturday night special (Saturday night)
And you know I’m kinda special
And I know that you’ll be back for more

Yeah, yeah, yeah, Saturday night
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Saturday night
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Saturday night
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Saturday night
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Saturday night
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Saturday night
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Saturday night

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About Lyrics and Saturday Night Special by The Runaways

The lyrics for Saturday Night Special are defined as the words making up the song released by The Runaways in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Saturday Night Special 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 Runaways 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 Saturday Night Special by The Runaways 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 Saturday Night Special" means the words set to the music of Saturday Night Special, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Runaways. 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 Saturday Night Special and the lyrics to Saturday Night Special are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Runaways who came here looking just for the lyrics to Saturday Night Special, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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