Lyrics to
That’s What They Say

This version of That’S What They Say was released by Buddy Holly in 1971.

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There comes a time for ev’rybody
When true love will come your way
There comes a time for ev’rybody
That’s what they tell me
That’s what they say

I didn’t hear them say a word
Of when that time would be
I only know that what they say
Has not come true for me

You just keep waiting
And love will come your way
That’s what they tell me
That’s what they say

There comes a time for ev’rybody
When true love will come your way
There comes a time for ev’rybody
That’s what they tell me
That’s what they say

I didn’t hear them say a word
Of when that time would be
I only know that what they say
Has not come true for me

You just keep waiting
And love will come your way
That’s what they tell me
That’s what they say
That’s what they tell me
That’s what they say

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About Lyrics and That’S What They Say by Buddy Holly

The lyrics for That’S What They Say are defined as the words making up the song released by Buddy Holly in 1971. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to That’S What They Say have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Buddy Holly 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’S What They Say by Buddy Holly 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’S What They Say" means the words set to the music of That’S What They Say, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Buddy Holly. 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’S What They Say and the lyrics to That’S What They Say are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Buddy Holly who came here looking just for the lyrics to That’S What They Say, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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