When two people collaborate on a song, which usually comes first, the melody or the lyrics?

When two people collaborate on a song, which usually comes first, the melody or the lyrics?
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When I was involved 50 years ago in writing or rewriting a song; the chord progression and melody went looking for lyrics. Luckily we had a someone to write lyrics. Also rewrote chord progressions for cover work.
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