Lyrics to
That’ll Be The Day

This version of That’Ll Be The Day was released by Linda Ronstadt in 1976.

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Well that’ll be the day
When you say goodbye
That’ll be the day
When you make me cry
You say you’re gonna leave
You know it’s a lie
Cause that’ll be the day that I die

Well that’ll be the day
When you say goodbye
That’ll be the day
When you make me cry
You say you’re gonna leave
You know it’s a lie
Cause that’ll be the day that I die

Well you gave me all your loving
And your turtle doving
All your hugs and kisses
And your money too
You know you love me baby
Still you tell me baby
That someday when I’ll be true

Well that’ll be the day
When you say goodbye
That’ll be the day
When you make me cry
You say you’re gonna leave me
You know it’s a lie
Cause that’ll be the day that I die

When Cupid shot his dart
He shot it at your heart
So if we ever part then I’ll be blue
You kiss and hold me
And you tell me boldy
Well that someday that I’ll be true

Well that’ll be the day
When you say goodbye
That’ll be the day
When you make me cry
You say you’re gonna leave me
You know it’s a lie
Cause that’ll be the day that I die

Ah that’ll be the day wooh-ooh-ooh
That’ll be the day woo-ooh-ooh
That’ll be the day woo-ooh-ooh
That’ll be the day when I die

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Linda Ronstadt has released many songs over the years besides That’Ll Be The Day. Linda Ronstadt released songs from 1969 to 2004 spanning across albums like Hand Sown... Home Grown, Silk Purse, Linda Ronstadt, Don't Cry Now, Heart Like A Wheel, Prisoner In Disguise, Hasten Down The Wind, Simple Dreams, Living In The USA, Mad Love, Get Closer, What's New, Lush Life, For Sentimental Reasons, Canciones De Mi Padre, Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind, Mas Canciones, Frenesi, Winter Light, Feels Like Home, Dedicated To The One I Love, We Ran, and Hummin' To Myself. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Linda Ronstadt.

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The lyrics for That’Ll Be The Day are defined as the words making up the song released by Linda Ronstadt in 1976. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to That’Ll Be The Day have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Linda Ronstadt 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’Ll Be The Day by Linda Ronstadt 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’Ll Be The Day" means the words set to the music of That’Ll Be The Day, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Linda Ronstadt. 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’Ll Be The Day and the lyrics to That’Ll Be The Day are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Linda Ronstadt who came here looking just for the lyrics to That’Ll Be The Day, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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