Lyrics to
Sweet Adonis

This version of Sweet Adonis was released by Carole King in 1974.

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Waiting on tables while waiting on fame
In a city filled with numbers, they’ve forgotten their names
Like a lonely, broken people without title, without claim
When every day’s survival is one more night of shame, night of shame

Welcome home, sweet Adonis
Welcome home, my old friend
I’m glad to see you made it through your contests once again
Welcome home, sweet Adonis
Your heart needs time to mend
Welcome home, sweet Adonis, my old friend

Hoping for the promise, staying for the show
In a world of brief advantage, the victims come and go
Their faces seem so honest, their manners have such style
Oh, but when hunger means existence
There’s a feast in every smile, every smile

So welcome home, sweet Adonis
Welcome back, my old friend
I’m glad to see you made it up that hard road once again
Welcome home, sweet Adonis
Your highway’s found an end
Welcome home, sweet Adonis, welcome home

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About Lyrics and Sweet Adonis by Carole King

The lyrics to Sweet Adonis are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Carole King in 1974. Elements of the lyrics to Sweet Adonis are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Carole King and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Sweet Adonis back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Sweet Adonis by Carole King in a number of 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 Sweet Adonis" means the words set to the music of Sweet Adonis, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Carole King. 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 Sweet Adonis and the lyrics to Sweet Adonis are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Carole King who came here looking just for the lyrics to Sweet Adonis, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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