Lyrics to
The List

This version of The List was released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1974.

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There’s a little room on my list for tonight
Will ya be the one to fill it in
Toss around what is up, what is down
In between, would ya like to dream
Step on in, ya don’t have to play to win
But then you might

There’s a little song on my list for tonight
Would ya like to try and make it rhyme
Sing and sway, if your heart feels that way
We can leave the blues behind

There’s a little lovin’ on my list for tonight
With a bit of luck, I’ll check it off
Toss around what is up, what is down

In between, d’ ya know what I mean
Rain, rain all day long
You’ve made it pay, you can do no wrong tonight
Pick and grin, ya don’t have to play to win
But then you might
Thick and thin, ya don’t have to play to win
But then you might

There’s a little room on my list for tonight
Will ya be the one to fill it in
Toss around what is up, what is down

In between, would ya like to dream
Step on in, ya don’t have to play to win
But then you might
Thick and thin, ya don’t have to play to win
But then you might

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About Lyrics and The List by Gordon Lightfoot

The lyrics for The List are defined as the words making up the song released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1974. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to The List have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Gordon Lightfoot 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 The List by Gordon Lightfoot 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 The List" means the words set to the music of The List, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Gordon Lightfoot. 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 List and the lyrics to The List are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Gordon Lightfoot who came here looking just for the lyrics to The List, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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