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They’re On The Road

This version of They’Re On The Road was released by Reo Speedwagon in 1974.

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It’s the season of the golden leaves
When the wind turns into a bitter breeze
I was walking thru the oak leaves on the hill
With my lady, oh she’s got a strong will
And I see her thru these ever-clouded eyes
This time it’s goodbye and I can’t answer why

Maybe it’s because I ain’t quite shy of running yet
Or maybe it’s because I’m the hometown boy in the spotlight
But my roots ain’t in the ground
They’re on the road

Settle down was all I ever heard from her
“If you cared,” she said, “you would weigh my words”
But my life doesn’t ride on the factory road
Baby, don’t ask me why, I can’t even pretend to know

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About Lyrics and They’Re On The Road by Reo Speedwagon

The lyrics for They’Re On The Road are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1974 song by Reo Speedwagon. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to They’Re On The Road 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 They’Re On The Road - Reo Speedwagon 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 They’Re On The Road by Reo Speedwagon 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 They’Re On The Road" means the words set to the music of They’Re On The Road, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Reo Speedwagon. 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 They’Re On The Road and the lyrics to They’Re On The Road are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Reo Speedwagon who came here looking just for the lyrics to They’Re On The Road, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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