Lyrics to
Beth

This version of Beth was released by Kiss in 1976.

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Beth, I hear you callin’
But I can’t come home right now
Me and the boys are playin’
And we just can’t find the sound

Just a few more hours
And I’ll be right home to you
I think I hear them callin’
Oh, Beth what can I do
Beth what can I do

You say you feel so empty
That our house just ain’t a home
And I’m always somewhere else
And you’re always there alone

Just a few more hours
And I’ll be right home to you
I think I hear them callin’
Oh, Beth what can I do
Beth what can I do

Beth, I know you’re lonely
And I hope you’ll be alright
‘Cause me and the boys will be playin’
All night

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The lyrics for Beth are defined as the words making up the song released by Kiss in 1976. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Beth have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Kiss and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Beth by Kiss if you think through it. 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 Beth" means the words set to the music of Beth, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Kiss. 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 Beth and the lyrics to Beth are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Kiss who came here looking just for the lyrics to Beth, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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