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Two Cents Worth

This version of Two Cents Worth was released by Kansas in 1975.

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Well I been drinkin’ again
And I know it’s a sin
But I just can’t refuse an old friend
Cause life is gettin’ me down
And I been two times around
And there ain’t nothing but pain around the bend
I’m not made for the time
I’m born in the wrong century
There’s too much craziness here
In twenty-five years I have used all the tears in my eyes

Now this old world is a fright
You know my future ain’t bright
And I’d just crawl in a hole if I could
Or maybe live out in space
Or some other far away place
And not come back to this earth till it’s good
Oh but I’m dreaming again
I know that I’m here till the end
There’s too much craziness here
In twenty-five years I have used all the tears in my eyes

Well you might think that I’m all wrong
The things I say in this song
I really wish I could see it your way
Cause there’s a storm rollin’ in
And it just might be the end
So I’m praying we’ll all get away
Now my cup is running dry
The weight of the world gets me down
There’s too much craziness here
In twenty-five years I have used all the tears in my eyes

There’s nowhere to turn
So I’ll just have to learn not to cry, no more
It’s all I can do till we find something new
But I’ll get by you know I’ll try
In twenty-five years I have used all the tears in my eyes.

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About Lyrics and Two Cents Worth by Kansas

The lyrics to Two Cents Worth are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Kansas in 1975. Elements of the lyrics to Two Cents Worth are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Kansas and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Two Cents Worth back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Two Cents Worth by Kansas in a number of 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 Two Cents Worth" means the words set to the music of Two Cents Worth, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Kansas. 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 Two Cents Worth and the lyrics to Two Cents Worth are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Kansas who came here looking just for the lyrics to Two Cents Worth, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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