Lyrics to
The Last Time

This version of The Last Time was released by Hall & Oates in 1978.

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There was something about the way you left tonight
That really tore my heart
I remember the look in your eyes, it really ripped me apart
Oh the look
One last time
It can’t be the last time
I gave so much to make you mine
How can it be
It’s the second time around I’ve had this vision
And I don’t like it, no
When it all happened before, I knew I’d never come back
All the way
Oh the look one last time
It can’t be the last time
I took so much but I gave you mine
How can it be

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About Lyrics and The Last Time by Hall & Oates

The lyrics to The Last Time are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Hall & Oates used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to The Last Time have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Hall & Oates 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 The Last Time by Hall & Oates. 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 The Last Time" means the words set to the music of The Last Time, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Hall & Oates. 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 The Last Time and the lyrics to The Last Time are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Hall & Oates who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Last Time, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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