Lyrics to
Speakin’ Out

This version of Speakin’ Out was released by Neil Young in 1975.

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I went to the movie
the other night,
The plot was groovy,
it was out of sight.
I sat with my popcorn,
out lookin’ for good times
Lost in the cartoon,
I grabbed the lifeline.

I’ve been a searcher,
I’ve been a fool,
But I’ve been a long time
comin’ to you.
I’m hopin’ for your love
to carry me through
You’re holdin’ my baby,
and I’m holdin’ you,
And it’s all right.

Oh, tell me where
the answer lies.
Is it in the notebook
behind your eyes?
When your decision
comes to view,
I’ll be watchin’ my TV,
and it’ll be watchin’ you.

I’ve been a searcher,
I’ve been a fool,
But I’ve been a long time
comin’ to you.
I’m hopin’ for your love
to carry me through
You’re holdin’ my baby,
and I’m holdin’ you,
Yes I am.

Speakin’ out.

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About Lyrics and Speakin’ Out by Neil Young

The lyrics for Speakin’ Out are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1975 song by Neil Young. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Speakin’ Out 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 Speakin’ Out - Neil Young 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 Speakin’ Out by Neil Young 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 Speakin’ Out" means the words set to the music of Speakin’ Out, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Neil Young. 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 Speakin’ Out and the lyrics to Speakin’ Out are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Neil Young who came here looking just for the lyrics to Speakin’ Out, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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