Lyrics to
Without Expression (Don’t Be The Man)

This version of Without Expression (Don’T Be The Man) was released by Reo Speedwagon in 1973.

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Have you ever ridden horses through a rainstorm
Or led a lion through a busy street bazaar
There are many things I’d love to turn you on to
But somehow I feel they’re safer where they are.
Well some people in bound infatuation
While some others spell depression as the law
Someone’s mother getting no imagination
So beware then, baby, sin is at everyone’s door.

Don’t be the man I know with no expressions lord
Ain’t got none at all
Pity the man I know with no expressions lord
Ain’t got none at all

But you’ll never, no you’ll never see this man laughing
Come to think of it, I’ve never seen this man cry
But you might by sitting quietly hear him singing
By and by, he’ll stop and sigh, his voice will even start to speak and he will say goodbye.

Have you ever ridden horses through a rainstorm
Or led a lion through a busy street bazaar
There are many things I’d love to turn you on to
But somehow I feel they’re safer where they are.

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Reo Speedwagon has released many songs over the years besides Without Expression (Don’T Be The Man). Reo Speedwagon released songs from 1971 to 2007 spanning across albums like REO Speedwagon, R.E.O / T.W.O., Ridin' The Storm Out, Lost In A Dream, This Time We Mean It, R.E.O., You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish, Nine Lives, Hi Infidelity, Good Trouble, Wheels Are Turnin', Life As We Know It, The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken, Building The Bridge, and Find Your Own Way Home. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Reo Speedwagon.

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About Lyrics and Without Expression (Don’T Be The Man) by Reo Speedwagon

The lyrics to Without Expression (Don’T Be The Man) are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Reo Speedwagon used when the song was created in 1973. The lyrics to Without Expression (Don’T Be The Man) have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Reo Speedwagon 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 Without Expression (Don’T Be The Man) by Reo Speedwagon. 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 Without Expression (Don’T Be The Man)" means the words set to the music of Without Expression (Don’T Be The Man), 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 Without Expression (Don’T Be The Man) and the lyrics to Without Expression (Don’T Be The Man) 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 Without Expression (Don’T Be The Man), but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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