Lyrics to
Waiting For An Alibi

This version of Waiting For An Alibi was released by Thin Lizzy in 1979.

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Valentino’s got a booky shop and what he takes
He gives for what he’s got
And what he’s got he says he has not
Stolen from anyone

It’s not that he don’t tell the truth
Or even that he misspent his youth
It’s just that he holds the proof
But you feel there’s something’s wrong

Waiting for an alibi
Waiting for an alibi
Waiting for an alibi
Waiting for an alibi

Valentino’s in a cold sweat, placed all his money on that last bet
Against the odds he smokes another cigarette
Says that it helps him to forget
That he’s a nervous wreck

It’s not that he misses much
Or even that he’s lost his lucky touch
It’s just that he gambles so much
And you know that it’s wrong

Waiting for an alibi
Waiting for an alibi
Waiting just to catch your eye
Waiting for an alibi

Waiting for an alibi
Try to say I told you I told you

Waiting for an alibi
Waiting just to get you
Waiting for an alibi
Waiting for an alibi
To say I told you
Waiting for an alibi
Waiting for an alibi

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About Lyrics and Waiting For An Alibi by Thin Lizzy

The lyrics for Waiting For An Alibi are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1979 song by Thin Lizzy. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Waiting For An Alibi 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 Waiting For An Alibi - Thin Lizzy 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 Waiting For An Alibi by Thin Lizzy 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 Waiting For An Alibi" means the words set to the music of Waiting For An Alibi, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Thin Lizzy. 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 Waiting For An Alibi and the lyrics to Waiting For An Alibi are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Thin Lizzy who came here looking just for the lyrics to Waiting For An Alibi, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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