Lyrics to
The Man I Love

This version of The Man I Love was released by Diana Ross in 1972.

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Someday he’ll come along
The man I love
And he’ll be big and strong
The man I love
And when he comes my way
I’ll do my best to make him stay

He’ll look at me and smile
I’ll understand
Then in a little while
He’ll take my hand
And though it seems absurd
I know we both won’t say a word

Maybe he’ll come sunday
Maybe monday, maybe not
Still I’m sure he’ll come one day
Maybe tuesday will be
My good news day

We’ll built a little home
Just meant for two
From which I’ll never roam
Oh, what would you
And so all else above
I’m dreaming of the man I love

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About Lyrics and The Man I Love by Diana Ross

The lyrics to The Man I Love are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Diana Ross used when the song was created in 1972. The lyrics to The Man I Love have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Diana Ross 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 Man I Love by Diana Ross. 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 Man I Love" means the words set to the music of The Man I Love, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Diana Ross. 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 Man I Love and the lyrics to The Man I Love are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Diana Ross who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Man I Love, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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