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The Message In The Middle Of The Bottom

This version of The Message In The Middle Of The Bottom was released by Chaka Khan in 1978.

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I never meant a single thing when you tried it
You know it, I felt it, I liked it, I did it
I never meant to put it there but somewhere In dispair
It got moved into view, then I liked it
I never meant a single word when I said I could love you
I thought it, I heard it, I used it
I never meant a single beat of my heart to be yours
‘Cause I knew, if you knew, you’d abuse it

There’s a message in the middle of the bottom
You see ’em, you love ’em, you got ’em
There’s a proper time to pick ’em when they’re fallen
Just listen, you’ll hear ’em a-callin
There’s a special way to know you got his lovin’
Can’t you feel it, you ought to, you taught him
There’s a special time for lovin’ and another time
For huggin and a lot of time to leave him alone

I have a feelin’ deep inside that I’ve got you
I’ll keep you. why not? it’ll make me feel better
If there’s a woman on this earth who should love you
It’s me boy, don’t fight it, admit it, you love it
If you think there’s someone else who can move you
I’ll lose you, no problem, you’re free to go get her
I just refuse to let a lady step in on my show
If you choose, do it now or forget it

I never meant a single thing when you tried it
You know it, I felt it, I liked it, I did it
I never meant to put it there but somewhere In dispair
It got moved into view, then I liked it
I never meant a single word when I said I could love you
I thought it, I heard it, I used it
I never meant a single beat of my heart to be yours
‘Cause I knew, if you knew, you’d abuse it

There’s a special time for lovin’ and another time
For huggin and a lot of time to leave him alone.

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The lyrics for The Message In The Middle Of The Bottom are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1978 song by Chaka Khan. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to The Message In The Middle Of The Bottom have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for The Message In The Middle Of The Bottom - Chaka Khan and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to The Message In The Middle Of The Bottom by Chaka Khan in multiple ways. 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 Message In The Middle Of The Bottom" means the words set to the music of The Message In The Middle Of The Bottom, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Chaka Khan. 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 Message In The Middle Of The Bottom and the lyrics to The Message In The Middle Of The Bottom are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Chaka Khan who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Message In The Middle Of The Bottom, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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