Lyrics to
You’re The One That I Want

This version of You’Re The One That I Want was released by Olivia Newton-John in 1978.

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I got chills
They’re multiplying
And I’m losing control
‘Cause the power you’re supplying
It’s electrifying!

You better shape up
‘Cause I need a man
And my heart is set on you
You better shape up
You better understand
To my heart I must be true
Nothing left
Nothing left for me to do

You’re the one that I want
Oo-oo-oo, honey
The one that I want
Oo-oo-oo, honey
The one that I want
Oo-oo-oo, the one I need
Oh, yes indeed

If you’re filled
With affection
You’re to shy to convey
Better take my direction
Feel your way

I better shape up
‘Cause you need a man
I need a man
Who can keep me satisfied
I better shape up
If I’m gonna prove
You better prove
That my faith is justified
Are you sure
Yes I’m sure down deep inside

You’re the one that I want
Oo-oo-oo, honey
The one that I want
Oo-oo-oo, honey
The one that I want
Oo-oo-oo, the one I need
Oh, yes indeed

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Olivia Newton-John has released many songs over the years besides You’Re The One That I Want. Olivia Newton-John released songs from 1970 to 2007 spanning across albums like Toomorrow, If Not For You, Olivia, Let Me Be There, Long Live Love, Have You Never Been Mellow, Clearly Love, Don't Stop Believin', Come On Over, Making A Good Thing Better, Totally Hot, Grease, Xanadu, Physical, Two Of A Kind, Soul Kiss, The Rumour, Warm And Tender, Gaia: One Woman's Journey, Back With A Heart, Sordid Lives, -2, Indigo: Women Of Song, Stronger Than Before, and Christmas Wish. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Olivia Newton-John.

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About Lyrics and You’Re The One That I Want by Olivia Newton-John

The lyrics to You’Re The One That I Want are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Olivia Newton-John in 1978. Elements of the lyrics to You’Re The One That I Want are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Olivia Newton-John and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for You’Re The One That I Want back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to You’Re The One That I Want by Olivia Newton-John in a number of ways. 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’Re The One That I Want" means the words set to the music of You’Re The One That I Want, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Olivia Newton-John. 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’Re The One That I Want and the lyrics to You’Re The One That I Want are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Olivia Newton-John who came here looking just for the lyrics to You’Re The One That I Want, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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