Lyrics to
Words Don’t Come Easy

This version of Words Don’T Come Easy was released by The Hollies in 1972.

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Standing in the shadow
Of a Spanish lady
Second hand bargain
With a song so sad
And a rose in her hand
Was crying

Lonely rooms in back of bars
Bright lights and sitting out in the stars
There was room to write a poem

But the words don’t come easy
They’re hung on frozen lips standing there
While the world’s anticipating love
And the words don’t come easy
Lady laughs a laughing tear and says
All we really need today
Is the sun in our life
The sun in our life

Money was only mean to buy time
No money left over
Made the street to show that the door was open
Out in the silence of the angry crowd
Only the beggars crying aloud
Not a precious thing was spoken

But the words don’t come easy
They’re hung on frozen lips standing there
While the world’s anticipating love
And the words don’t come easy
Lady laughs a laughing tear and says
All we really need today
Is the sun in our life
The sun in our life

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About Lyrics and Words Don’T Come Easy by The Hollies

The lyrics to Words Don’T Come Easy are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by The Hollies in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to Words Don’T Come Easy are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by The Hollies and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Words Don’T Come Easy back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Words Don’T Come Easy by The Hollies 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 Words Don’T Come Easy" means the words set to the music of Words Don’T Come Easy, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Hollies. 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 Words Don’T Come Easy and the lyrics to Words Don’T Come Easy are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Hollies who came here looking just for the lyrics to Words Don’T Come Easy, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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