Lyrics to
Saved

This version of Saved was released by The Band in 1973.

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I used to smoke
I used to drink
I used to smoke, drink and dance the hootchie-koo
I used to smoke and drink, smoke and drink and dance the hootchie-koo
It’s true
Now I’m standing on this corner
Praying for me and you

That’s why I’m saved
I am saved
People, let me tell you about Kingdom come
You know I’m saved
Saved
I said I’m gonna preach it ’til you’re deaf and dumb

I used to cuss
I used to fuss
I used to cuss, fuss and boogie all night long
I used to cuss and fuss, cuss and fuss and boogie all night long
Now I’m standing on this corner
I know right from wrong

Because I’m saved
I am saved
People, let me tell you about Kingdom come
You know I’m saved
Saved
I said I’m gonna preach it ’til you’re deaf and dumb

I used to lie
I used to cheat
I used to lie, cheat and step on people’s feet
I used to lie and cheat, lie and cheat and step on people’s feet
Now I’m standing on this corner
Salvation is my beat

That’s why I’m saved
I am saved
People, let me tell you about Kingdom come
You know I’m saved
Saved
I said I’m gonna preach it ’til you’re deaf and dumb

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About Lyrics and Saved by The Band

The lyrics for Saved are defined as the words making up the song released by The Band in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Saved 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 Band 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 Saved by The Band 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 Saved" means the words set to the music of Saved, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Band. 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 Saved and the lyrics to Saved are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Band who came here looking just for the lyrics to Saved, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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