Lyrics to
You Tell Me That I’m Falling Down

This version of You Tell Me That I’M Falling Down was released by Linda Ronstadt in 1975.

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You tell me that I’m falling down
A drifter with no role
You tell me that I need a friend
To help me take control

Well let it be I’m not alone
I’m only lonely see
And you can’t tell me where to go
Or what or who to be

I am exactly what I am
And not the way you’d like to see me be
I look outside long as I can
Then I close my eyes and watch my world unfold before me

I may not lead the simple life
I’ve no love of my own
If no one gives me all his heart
I’ll manage with a loan

I’m very used to feeling sad
It doesn’t make me cry
And yes I do know how to love
And what you say’s a lie

I am exactly what I am
And not the way you’d like to see me be
I look outside long as I can
Then I close my eyes and watch my world unfold before me

You tell me that I’m falling down
A drifter with no role
You tell me that I need a friend
To help me take control

Well let it be I’m not alone
I’m only lonely see
And you can’t tell me where to go
Or what or who to be

I am exactly what I am
And not the way you’d like to see me be
I look outside long as I can
Then I close my eyes and watch my world unfold before me

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Linda Ronstadt has released many songs over the years besides You Tell Me That I’M Falling Down. Linda Ronstadt released songs from 1969 to 2004 spanning across albums like Hand Sown... Home Grown, Silk Purse, Linda Ronstadt, Don't Cry Now, Heart Like A Wheel, Prisoner In Disguise, Hasten Down The Wind, Simple Dreams, Living In The USA, Mad Love, Get Closer, What's New, Lush Life, For Sentimental Reasons, Canciones De Mi Padre, Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind, Mas Canciones, Frenesi, Winter Light, Feels Like Home, Dedicated To The One I Love, We Ran, and Hummin' To Myself. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Linda Ronstadt.

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About Lyrics and You Tell Me That I’M Falling Down by Linda Ronstadt

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You can understand the lyrics to You Tell Me That I’M Falling Down if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 You Tell Me That I’M Falling Down" means the words set to the music of You Tell Me That I’M Falling Down, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Linda Ronstadt. 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 You Tell Me That I’M Falling Down and the lyrics to You Tell Me That I’M Falling Down are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Linda Ronstadt who came here looking just for the lyrics to You Tell Me That I’M Falling Down, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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