Lyrics to
Used To Bad News

This version of Used To Bad News was released by Boston in 1978.

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Just let me hear it from your lips
It’s the last thing that I’ll ask you to say
Don’t wanna hear it from strangers
If it’s over let me have it straight

I’ve been used
But I’m takin’ it like a man
I’m confused
But I’m doin’ the best that I can

I’ve been tossed around plenty before
I’ve had this heart of mine broken and more
I can’t find a reason for sure
But I’ve gotten used to bad news
(can’t find me a reason for sure)

Don’t tell me why
Yes it’s over I can see the end
But please don’t lie
If you’re leavin’ me like a friend

I’ve been tossed around plenty of times
And I’ve read between all the lines
You’re just another in the grand design
And I’ve gotten used to bad news

I know what you’re sayin’ is bad
It’s not what I wanted but I’m ready for that
I’m ready for that, yea.

I’ve been used
But I’m takin’ it like a man
I’m confused
But I’m doin’ the best that I can

I’ve been tossed around plenty before
I’ve had this heart of mine broken and more
I can’t find a reason for sure
But I’ve gotten used to bad news
(can’t find me a reason for sure)

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When you decide to study the lyrics to Used To Bad News, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1978 song by Boston. Some of the lyrics to Used To Bad News have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Boston and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Used To Bad News if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 Used To Bad News" means the words set to the music of Used To Bad News, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Boston. 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 Used To Bad News and the lyrics to Used To Bad News are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Boston who came here looking just for the lyrics to Used To Bad News, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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