Lyrics to
Teacher I Need You

This version of Teacher I Need You was released by Elton John in 1973.

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I was sitting in the classroom
Trying to look intelligent
In case the teacher looked at me
She was long and she was lean
She’s a middle-aged dream
And that lady means the whole world to me

It’s a natural achievement
Conquering my homework
With her image pounding in my brain
She’s an inspiration
For my graduation
And she helps to keep the classroom sane

Oh teacher I need you like a little child
You got something in you to drive a schoolboy wild
You give me education in the lovesick blues
Help me get straight come out and say
Teacher I, teacher I, teacher I, Teacher I need you

I have to write a letter
Tell about my feelings
Just to let her know the scene
Focus my attention
On some further education
In connection with the birdies and the bees

So I’m sitting in the classroom
I’m looking like a zombie
I’m waiting for the bell to ring
I’ve got John Wayne stances
I’ve got Erroll Flynn advances
And it doesn’t mean a doggoned thing

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About Lyrics and Teacher I Need You by Elton John

When you decide to study the lyrics to Teacher I Need You, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1973 song by Elton John. Some of the lyrics to Teacher I Need You have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Elton John and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Teacher I Need You if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 Teacher I Need You" means the words set to the music of Teacher I Need You, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Elton John. 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 Teacher I Need You and the lyrics to Teacher I Need You are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Elton John who came here looking just for the lyrics to Teacher I Need You, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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