Lyrics to
Wild As The Western Wind

This version of Wild As The Western Wind was released by Reo Speedwagon in 1974.

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Outlaw running from the law but he’s
Got nowhere to run to
Big law he broke it and ran faster
Than the lightning bolt
Chasing down the golden sun, running away
From the blue
He ran with no direction in mind, just
Running like a crazy colt
And he’s gonna run let the four winds slap his face
He’s gonna fly, let the sky be his guide
He’s gonna lie beneath a blanket of stars
He’s gonna run, wild as the western wind

Bad lands are sheltering him, maybe Dakota’s
His home
Red man’s become his friend, when no one else
Would have him
There’s an Indian woman who keeps him from
Being alone
She stands tall by his side, but the law’s
Got him out on a limb

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The lyrics for Wild As The Western Wind are defined as the words making up the song released by Reo Speedwagon in 1974. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Wild As The Western Wind have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Reo Speedwagon 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 Wild As The Western Wind by Reo Speedwagon 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 Wild As The Western Wind" means the words set to the music of Wild As The Western Wind, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Reo Speedwagon. 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 Wild As The Western Wind and the lyrics to Wild As The Western Wind are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Reo Speedwagon who came here looking just for the lyrics to Wild As The Western Wind, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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