Lyrics to
Second Hand Hangups

This version of Second Hand Hangups was released by The Hollies in 1975.

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It’s been such a long time
Since I had words with you
Tell me what you’ve been doing
Tell me baby what’s new

I’ve been hanging ’round with our old friends
Getting a line on what’s happening with your game
They all know something about you
But their stories all are the same

Look out girl You’re gonna get caught ooh
Getting caught means I’m gonna lose you
Get on the right track
Then I’ll have you back

Second hand hangups don’t get me down
This ain’t my first time around
I’m not disillusioned
I’m a member of the union
Membership paid done my dues

Tell me baby what’s new

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About Lyrics and Second Hand Hangups by The Hollies

The lyrics for Second Hand Hangups are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1975 song by The Hollies. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Second Hand Hangups have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Second Hand Hangups - The Hollies and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Second Hand Hangups by The Hollies in multiple ways. 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 Second Hand Hangups" means the words set to the music of Second Hand Hangups, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Hollies. 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 Second Hand Hangups and the lyrics to Second Hand Hangups are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Hollies who came here looking just for the lyrics to Second Hand Hangups, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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