Lyrics to this song or lyrics of this song?

[ucul]

Which sentence is correct?

1. The lyrics to this song describe me perfectly.
2. The lyrics of this song describe me perfectly.
3. The lyrics to this song describes me perfectly.
4. The lyrics of this song describes me perfectly.

 

[BobK]

Which sentence is correct?

1. The lyrics to this song describe me perfectly.:tick:
2. The lyrics of this song describe me perfectly.:tick:
3. The lyrics to this song describes me perfectly.:cross:
4. The lyrics of this song describes me perfectly.:cross:

Also, you could have 'the lyric ...describes...', but that usage is possibly a bit old-fashioned. With that format, I think 'of' is the more common.

b

 

[ucul]

Also, you could have 'the lyric ...describes...', but that usage is possibly a bit old-fashioned. With that format, I think 'of' is the more common.

b

So what is the difference between To and Of in those sentences?

 

[BobK]

None. I suspect 'of' is slightly more generally acceptable, but 'to' is common. (Some speakers may make a distinction between 'Of as referring to lyrics and tune written together' and 'To as referring to lyrics written to fit a tune', but it's not a common or rigid distinction (and, with most songs, who knows anyway?!)

b