Lyrics to
Telegram

This version of Telegram was released by Nazareth in 1976.

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Sent a telegram today
Tomorrow you’ll be on your way
Could be Memphis or L.A.
No questions just get out and play.

Wake up call to catch the plane
You know you’re on the road again
Someone’s bangin’ in your head
Why did you get so late to bed.
Runnin’ late and feelin’ bad
That breakfast was the worst you’ve had
Make the gate no time to spare
Before you know you’re in the air.

747 flies us high
Much higher than we’re meant to be
You’re six miles high but feelin’ down
You wish you could be on the ground.

Find your bags and walk for miles
The customs man is waitin’ there
Immigration cause delay
You wonder if you’ll ever play.
Limousine is standin’ by
We get inside and drive a while
F.M. Station soundin’ good
And gettin’ better every mile.

Hotel lobby looks the same
With all the same old girls in town

Press reception takes the day
With all the same old things to say
Need your picture smile this way
And will you tell me what you play

So you wanna be a rock’n’roll star
Just listen now to what I say
Get yourself an electric guitar
and take some time and learn to play.

Your roadies call to say OK
The soundcheck can get underway
Soundcheckover, had some fun
A waste of time for everyone
Time has come to start the show
It’s boogie time for everyone
Check guitars before you go
They’re close enough for rock n roll
The lights are low,
The crowd is high,much higher than
They’re meant to be
We take the stage and start to play
The lights come up for all to see

Here we are again, singin’ the same old songs
Lookin for someone who will sing along
Here we are again playin’ the same old scenes
Lookin’for someone who will share our dreams
Here we are again facing the same old sights
Lookin’ for someone who will share our nights

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Nazareth has released many songs over the years besides Telegram. Nazareth released songs from 1971 to 1998 spanning across albums like Nazareth, Excercises, Razamanaz, Loud 'N' Proud, Rampant, Hair Of The Dog, Play 'N' The Game, Close Enough For Rock 'N' Roll, Expect No Mercy, No Mean City, Malice In Wonderland, The Fool Circle, 2XS, Sound Elixir, The Catch, Cinema, Snakes 'N' Ladders, No Jive, From The Vaults, Move Me, and Boogaloo. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Nazareth.

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About Lyrics and Telegram by Nazareth

The lyrics to Telegram are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Nazareth used when the song was created in 1976. The lyrics to Telegram have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Nazareth and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Telegram by Nazareth. 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 Telegram" means the words set to the music of Telegram, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Nazareth. 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 Telegram and the lyrics to Telegram are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Nazareth who came here looking just for the lyrics to Telegram, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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