Lyrics to
The Pits

This version of The Pits was released by Sammy Hagar in 1977.

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My paycheck after taxes barely pays the rent
I do the town on Friday, by Tuesday, it’s all spent
Two bucks an hour, this job ain’t too hip
My lovelife’s turning sour working the night-shift

It’s the pits
It’s a one way trip on a sinking ship
Ain’t it the pits
But you just can’t quit
When the scale won’t tip or the key don’t fit, no

Two $6.50 tickets to hassle with the crowd
I got hit with a frisbee, the band played too loud
I got all their records, man, and loved all their hits
But this is the worst, ooh

It’s the pits
Oh, you can’t keep it lit then it sticks to your lip
Oh, ain’t it the pits
When the record skips and the TV quits

You’re in deeper and deeper, you dig into the pit
The climb is always steeper, you can’t get a lift

Ain’t it the pits
It’s the bottom of the list
It’s all wing tips and double-knits

It’s the pits

Slip out onto the freeway, dialed all the gears
Things were just gettin’ heavy when the red light appeared
He said, “Get outta the car, boy.”
He put the ‘cuffs on my wrists
Read me my rights, oh things got intense

I got 90 days in jail, no one would go my bail, so there I sit
It’s the pits
When the waist-line slips
39 inch hips and your pants don’t fit

You’re in deeper, you dig into the pit
The climb is always steeper, they won’t let you quit
Ain’t it the pits
P-I-T-S – it’s the pits
When the the faucet drips, it won’t never quit, no
Oh, like a ten-cent tip, huh

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About Lyrics and The Pits by Sammy Hagar

The lyrics to The Pits are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Sammy Hagar used when the song was created in 1977. The lyrics to The Pits have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Sammy Hagar 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 Pits by Sammy Hagar. 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 Pits" means the words set to the music of The Pits, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Sammy Hagar. 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 Pits and the lyrics to The Pits are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Sammy Hagar who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Pits, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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