Lyrics to
Smokey Factory Blues

This version of Smokey Factory Blues was released by Steppenwolf in 1974.

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Early in the misty, misty morning
Headin’ for another freeway jam
Sleepy eyed and shivering
Waking up and wishing it was Sunday
I wish it was Sunday.
On the radio they’re playin’ love songs.
Songs that make me want to turn around
Fact’ry gates are up ahead
I wish that I was home in bed with you, my love,
Back home with you, my love.

But I work to make a living
And I work without a break
And I work when I am sleeping
And I work when I’m awake
Yes, and I’d like to leave the city
But I can’t afford the move
And I think I’m goin’ under
With those way down low down
Smokey fact’ry blues.

I was born a lover not a worker.
Money doesn’t smell like sweet perfume
Some of us feel out of place
With engine oil upon our face.
Believe me, you better believe me.

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About Lyrics and Smokey Factory Blues by Steppenwolf

The lyrics for Smokey Factory Blues are defined as the words making up the song released by Steppenwolf in 1974. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Smokey Factory Blues have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Steppenwolf 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 Smokey Factory Blues by Steppenwolf 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 Smokey Factory Blues" means the words set to the music of Smokey Factory Blues, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Steppenwolf. 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 Smokey Factory Blues and the lyrics to Smokey Factory Blues are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Steppenwolf who came here looking just for the lyrics to Smokey Factory Blues, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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