Lyrics to
That Is The Way

This version of That Is The Way was released by Xtc in 1979.

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Go and speak to your niece (do this do that)
Kiss your aunt on the cheek
Don’t talk back, now run along
It’s gone eight, say goodnight
That’s the way that it’s done
Boy and girl, girl and boy
This is how you do it and
Who am I to reason why
Wear a shirt, wear a tie
You look smart in a suit
Use your fork in the left
Straighten up shoulders back
This is the way that it’s done

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About Lyrics and That Is The Way by Xtc

The lyrics for That Is The Way are defined as the words making up the song released by Xtc in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to That Is The Way have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Xtc 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 That Is The Way by Xtc 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 That Is The Way" means the words set to the music of That Is The Way, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Xtc. 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 That Is The Way and the lyrics to That Is The Way are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Xtc who came here looking just for the lyrics to That Is The Way, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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