Lyrics to
Wino

This version of Wino was released by Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1978.

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Wino on the street. Drinkin’ a bottle of booze
Ain’t got nothing to say, yeah. And he don’t got much to lose
Times are on his face. Blisters on his brain
Wonders who’s at fault. Knows that he’s to blame

Thinks back on his childhood and wonders the reasons why
Why some men have made it rich. Why some men have cried
Reached out his hand, lord. For a nickel or a dime
Livin’ every day, yeah, for one more taste of wine

Wino, soon you’ve got to choose
How long must you take abuse
Wino, you wasn’t born to lose
Sweet wine is making you a fool

Wino on the street. Drinkin’ a bottle of booze
Ain’t got nothing to say, yeah. And he don’t got much to lose
I want to help him out with his troubles and woes
I guess he’s a happy young man. God in heaven only knows

Wino, soon you’ve got to choose
How long must you take abuse
Wino, you wasn’t born to lose
Sweet wine is making you a fool

Yonder come a man, now this I know
Now you better find some place to go
Yonder come a man to take you downtown
He don’t want you hanging around

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Lynyrd Skynyrd has released many songs over the years besides Wino. Lynyrd Skynyrd released songs from 1973 to 2000 spanning across albums like (pronounced 'leh-'nerd 'skin-'nerd), Second Helping, Nuthin' Fancy, Gimme Back My Bullets, Street Survivors, First And... Last., Legend, Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991, The Last Rebel, Endangered Species, Twenty, Edge Of Forever, and Christmas Time Again. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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About Lyrics and Wino by Lynyrd Skynyrd

The lyrics to Wino are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Lynyrd Skynyrd used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to Wino have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Lynyrd Skynyrd and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Wino by Lynyrd Skynyrd. 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 Wino" means the words set to the music of Wino, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Lynyrd Skynyrd. 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 Wino and the lyrics to Wino are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Lynyrd Skynyrd who came here looking just for the lyrics to Wino, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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