Lyrics to
Some People Can Do What They Like

This version of Some People Can Do What They Like was released by Robert Palmer in 1976.

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I’m restless when I see the likes of you
I’ll take it any way you want me to
If you’re hungry I know you’re gonna move your ground
I get breathless when I see the likes of you around

Some people, some people can do what they like
I said that some people, some people can do what they like
Know that some people, yeah some people can do what they like

When I’m with you
Don’t want to be with no-one else
Let’s get up on it
Till we just can’t stand ourselves
There’s times when love is just like poetry
Hey don’t you think that’s how it ought to be

Some people, some people can do what they like
Some people, some people can do what they like yeah yeah
Some people, some people can do what they like

Hey lover will you be polite with me
Be covered if you spend some time with me
I’m restless when I see the likes of you
I’ll take you anyway you want me to

Some people, some people can do what they like
Some people, some people can do what they like
Some people, some people can do what they like
Some people, some people can do what they like
Some people, can do what they like
Some people, can do what they like

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About Lyrics and Some People Can Do What They Like by Robert Palmer

The lyrics to Some People Can Do What They Like are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Robert Palmer used when the song was created in 1976. The lyrics to Some People Can Do What They Like have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Robert Palmer and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Some People Can Do What They Like by Robert Palmer. 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 Some People Can Do What They Like" means the words set to the music of Some People Can Do What They Like, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Robert Palmer. 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 Some People Can Do What They Like and the lyrics to Some People Can Do What They Like are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Robert Palmer who came here looking just for the lyrics to Some People Can Do What They Like, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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