Lyrics to
Where Do You Think You’re Going?

This version of Where Do You Think You’Re Going? was released by Dire Straits in 1979.

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Where do you think you’re going
Don’t you know it’s dark outside
Where do you think you’re going
Don’t you care about my pride
Where do you think you’re going
I think you don’t know
You got no way of knowing
You got no place to go

I understand your changes
How long before you reach the door
I know where you think you’re going
I know what you came here for
And now I’m sick of joking
You know I like you to be free
Where do you think you’re going
I think you’d better go with me, girl

You say there is no reason
But you still find cause to doubt me
When you ain’t with me girl
You’re gonna be without me

Where do you think you’re going
Don’t you know it’s dark outside
Where do you think you’re going
Don’t you care about my pride
And now I’m sick of joking
You know I like you to be free
Where do you think you’re going
I think you’d better go with me, girl

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The lyrics for Where Do You Think You’Re Going? are defined as the words making up the song released by Dire Straits in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Where Do You Think You’Re Going? have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Dire Straits and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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

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