Lyrics to
Sitting

This version of Sitting was released by Cat Stevens in 1972.

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Oh I’m on my way, I know I am, somewhere not so far from here
All I know is all I feel right now, I feel the power growing in my hair
Sitting on my own not by myself, everybody’s here with me
I don’t need to touch your face to know, and I don’t need to use my eyes to see
I keep on wondering if I sleep too long, will I always wake up the same (or so)?
And keep on wondering if I sleep too long, will I even wake up again or something
Oh I’m on my way I know I am, but times there were when I thought not
Bleeding half my soul in bad company, I thank the moon I had the strength to stop
I’m not making love to anyone’s wishes, only for that light I see
‘Cause when I’m dead and lowered low in my grave, that’s gonna
be the only thing that’s left of me
And if I make it to the waterside, will I even find me a boat (or so)?
And if I make it to the waterside, I’ll be sure to write you not or something
Oh I’m on my way, I know I am, somewhere not so far from here
All I know is all I feel right now, I feel the power growing in my hair
Oh life is like a maze of doors and they all open from the side you’re on
Just keep on pushing hard boy, try as you may
You’re going to wind up where you started from
You’re going to wind up where you started from

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Cat Stevens has released many songs over the years besides Sitting. Cat Stevens released songs from 1967 to 1978 spanning across albums like New Masters, Matthew & Son, Tea For The Tillerman, Mona Bone Jakon, Teaser And The Firecat, Catch Bull At Four, Foreigner, Buddha And The Chocolate Box, Numbers, Izitso, and Back To Earth. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Cat Stevens.

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About Lyrics and Sitting by Cat Stevens

The lyrics to Sitting are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Cat Stevens in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to Sitting are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Cat Stevens and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Sitting back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Sitting by Cat Stevens in a number of 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 Sitting" means the words set to the music of Sitting, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Cat Stevens. 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 Sitting and the lyrics to Sitting are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Cat Stevens who came here looking just for the lyrics to Sitting, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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