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Village People

This version of Village People was released by Village People in 1977.

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Village (Village) People (People-le)
Now is the time… (right now, right now-ow)
Village (Village) People (People-le)
Your fight is mine (your fight is mine, your fight is mine, your fight is mine)
Village (Village) People (People-le)
Let`s fight for the right (and do it while it`s daylight)
Village (Village) People (People)
Your freedom`s in sight (you`ll have yourself with midnight)
Village (Village) People (People)
We can`t be denied (the signs are on our side now)

Now (right now), we are one (we are o-o-one),
take our place (take our place), In the sun (in the su-u-un),
to be free (to be free), we must be (we must be)
All for one (all for o-o-o-one)
Yes (yes), we are strong (we are stro-o-ong)
We are life (we are life), we belong (and we belong),
do your part (do your part), Write a song (write a song)
The time has come (the time has co-o-o-ome)

Village (Village) People (People)
We know who we are (write it on the wall now)
Village (Village) People (People)
Follow your star (we`re right and standing tall now)
Village (Village) People (People)
The world`s gonna know (I said it`s time for liberation, yeah)
Village (Village) People (People)
A force on the ground (you`re known throughout the nation)
Village (Village) People (People)
So misunderstood… (in every situation)

Now (right now), we are one (we are o-o-one)
Take our place (take our place), in the sun (in the sun)
To be free (to be free), we must be (we must be)
All for one (all for o-o-o-one)
Yes (yes), we are strong (we are stro-o-ng )
We are life (we are life), we belong (and we belong)
Do your part (do your part), Write a song (write a song)
The time has come (the time has co-o-o-ome)

Village (Village) People (People-le)
Now is the time… (right now, right now, right now)
Village (Village) People (People-le)
Your fight is mine (your fight is mine, your fight is mine, mine, mine)
Village (Village) People (People-le)
Let`s fight for the right (and do it while it`s daylight)
Village (Village) People (People)
Your freedom`s in sight (you’ll have yourself midnight, midnight)
Village (Village) People (People)
We can`t be denied (can’t, write it, it’s on the wall, it’s on the wall)
Village (Village) People (People)
We know who we are (I said we’re right and standing tall, yeah) (fade begins)
Village (Village) People (People)
Follow your star (we know who we are, time for liberation)
Village (Village) People (People)
The world’s gonna know

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When you decide to study the lyrics to Village People, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1977 song by Village People. Some of the lyrics to Village People have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Village People and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

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

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