Lyrics to
Texan Love Song

This version of Texan Love Song was released by Elton John in 1973.

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I heard from a friend you’d been messing around
With a cute little thing I’d been dating uptown
Well I don’t know if I like that idea much
Well you’d better stay clear I might start acting rough

You out of town guys sure think you’re real keen
Think all of us boys are homespun and green
But that’s wrong my friend so get this through your head
We’re tough and we’re Texan with necks good and red

So it’s Ki yi yippie yi yi
You long hairs are sure gonna die
Our American home was clean till you came
And kids still respected the president’s name

And the eagle still flew in the sky
Hearts filled with national pride
Then you came along with your drug-crazy songs
Goddamit you’re all gonna die

How dare you sit there and drink all our beer
Oh it’s made for us workers who sweat spit and swear
The minds of our daughters are poisoned by you
With your communistic politics and them negro blues

Well I’m gonna quit talking and take action now
Run all of you fairies clean out of this town
Oh I’m dog tired of watching you mess up our lives
Spending the summertime naturally high

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About Lyrics and Texan Love Song by Elton John

The lyrics to Texan Love Song are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Elton John used when the song was created in 1973. The lyrics to Texan Love Song have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Elton John 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 Texan Love Song by Elton John. 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 Texan Love Song" means the words set to the music of Texan Love Song, 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 Texan Love Song and the lyrics to Texan Love Song 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 Texan Love Song, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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