Lyrics to
Tin Soldier

This version of Tin Soldier was released by Quiet Riot in 1977.

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I’m… a little tin soldier that wants to jump into the fight
Yes you, your a look in your eye, a dream passing by in the sky

Now I don’t understand
But all I need is treat me like a man
‘Cause I ain’t got no child, take me like I am

I’ve got to know I’m in love with you
Do anything that you want me to
Sing any song that you want me to
Sing it to you

All I need, is your whispered “hello”, smiles melting from your window
Your eyes, are deeper than time, sailing on that with the breeze

So now I’ve lost my way
I need her to show me things to say
Give me your love, before love fades away

I’ve got to know I’m in love with you
Do anything that you want me to
Sing any song that you want me to
Sing it to you

I don’t need no… compensation
And I just got to beg you, listen
I just got to beg you

I’ve got to know I’m in love with you
Do anything that you want me to
Sing any song that you want me to
Sing it to you (watch out)

I just want some reaction
Someone to give me satisfaction
All I’ve gotta to do is stay next to you
Some reaction
A little bit of satisfaction
All I’m gonna do is get next to you

I’ve got to know I’m in love with you
Do anything that you want me to
Sing any song that you want me to
Sing it to you

I’ve got to know I’m in love with you (yes I am)
Do anything that you want me to (I’m gonna sing her a song)
Sing any song that you want me to (right on ta you)
Sing it to you (Yeah yeah)

I’ve got to know I’m in love with you (yes I do)
Do anything that you want me to
Sing any song that you want me to
Sing it to you

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About Lyrics and Tin Soldier by Quiet Riot

When you decide to study the lyrics to Tin Soldier, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1977 song by Quiet Riot. Some of the lyrics to Tin Soldier have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Quiet Riot and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Tin Soldier 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 Tin Soldier" means the words set to the music of Tin Soldier, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Quiet Riot. 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 Tin Soldier and the lyrics to Tin Soldier are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Quiet Riot who came here looking just for the lyrics to Tin Soldier, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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