Lyrics to
Son Of A Poor Man

This version of Son Of A Poor Man was released by Reo Speedwagon in 1973.

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Hometown lady, leavin’ for the city
Bags in hand, she’s boardin’ the train
Her last look through the window, I saw her eyes were as red as mine
I waved goodbye but I can’t believe she’s leaving.
But a woman can’t be high-class
In a lonely farmer’s town
And the son of a poor man
Ain’t gonna turn your head around
But if you ever get lonely
Just pick up the telephone
And the son of a poor man will bring you home.

Maybe soon I’ll see her on some television show
Painted lips and fingers singing for the world
A fashion plate for sure dancin’ for your plastic world
Call me up if you can but if not well I’ll understand

But a woman can’t be high-class
In a lonely farmer’s town
And the son of a poor man
Ain’t gonna turn your head around
But if you ever get lonely
Just pick up the telephone
And the son of a poor man will bring you home.

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About Lyrics and Son Of A Poor Man by Reo Speedwagon

The lyrics for Son Of A Poor Man are defined as the words making up the song released by Reo Speedwagon in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Son Of A Poor Man have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Reo Speedwagon 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 Son Of A Poor Man by Reo Speedwagon 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 Son Of A Poor Man" means the words set to the music of Son Of A Poor Man, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Reo Speedwagon. 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 Son Of A Poor Man and the lyrics to Son Of A Poor Man are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Reo Speedwagon who came here looking just for the lyrics to Son Of A Poor Man, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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