Lyrics to Twenty-One - Decade Lyrics

This version of Twenty-One was released by Eagles in 1973.

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Twenty-one and strong as I can be
I know what freedom means to me
And I can’t give the reason why
I should ever want to die
Got no cause to be afraid
Or fear that life will ever fade
‘Cause as I watch the rising sun
I know that we have just begun

I might spend my life upon the road
Just tryin’ to add to what I know
Then someday I might settle down
And all my friends will be around

They say a man should have a stock and trade
But me, I’ll find another way
I believe in getting what you can
And there ain’t no stoppin’ this young man

Because I’m you and fast as I can be
I know what freedom means to me
And I can’t give the reason why,
I should ever want to die
No I can’t give the reason why
I should ever want to die

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About Lyrics and Twenty-One by Eagles

The lyrics for Twenty-One are defined as the words making up the song released by Eagles in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Twenty-One have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Eagles and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Twenty-One by Eagles 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 Twenty-One" means the words set to the music of Twenty-One, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Eagles. 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 Twenty-One and the lyrics to Twenty-One are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Eagles who came here looking just for the lyrics to Twenty-One, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.