Lyrics to
Steal Away

This version of Steal Away was released by Whitesnake in 1978.

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And when the day is done
I’ll find you woman, and run,
Don’t ask no question
And you won’t get no lies,
And if you steal away,
I’ll be your only lover
And I will love you till the day that I die

And if you steal away,
I’ll turn your night into day
And get you crying like a dog for a bone
And if you say you will,
I’ll be your only lover
And if you’re good,
I’ll never leave you alone

Now, woman, don’t be shy,
I see that look in your eye,
A little snake-bite won’t do nobody wrong
And if you shake what you got
I’ll be your only lover,
And I’ll be howling for you all night long

Steal away, steal away,
Steal away, steal away

And if you steal away,
I’ll turn your night into day
Don’t ask no question,
And you won’t get no lies
And if you say you will,
I’ll be your only lover
And I will love you
‘Til the day that I die

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The lyrics for Steal Away are defined as the words making up the song released by Whitesnake in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Steal Away have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Whitesnake 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 Steal Away by Whitesnake 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 Steal Away" means the words set to the music of Steal Away, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Whitesnake. 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 Steal Away and the lyrics to Steal Away are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Whitesnake who came here looking just for the lyrics to Steal Away, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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