Lyrics to
Don’t Ask A Friend

This version of Don’T Ask A Friend was released by Olivia Newton-John in 1977.

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You say you want to know most everything about him
But babe, what you’re saying is that you don’t want to doubt him
If I told you all the truth you wouldn’t want to see him anymore
But I’m his friend as well and there’s no way I can tell
Tales that will make you unsure

Don’t ask a friend; don’t make me tell a lie
Don’t ask a friend to be your alibi
You know that I would like to help you patch it up again
I’m your lonely hearts club friend
Don’t ask a friend

I’ve known him for so long to me he’s like a brother
And if I needed help will I know there’d be no other
But you’re as close to me as any friend that I have ever known
I’m caught up in between his devil and your dream
Please make your choice on your own

Don’t ask a friend; don’t make me tell a lie
Don’t ask a friend to be your alibi
You know that I would like to help you patch it up again
I’m your lonely hearts club friend
Don’t ask a friend

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About Lyrics and Don’T Ask A Friend by Olivia Newton-John

The lyrics for Don’T Ask A Friend are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1977 song by Olivia Newton-John. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Don’T Ask A Friend have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Don’T Ask A Friend - Olivia Newton-John and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Don’T Ask A Friend by Olivia Newton-John in multiple 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 Don’T Ask A Friend" means the words set to the music of Don’T Ask A Friend, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Olivia Newton-John. 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 Don’T Ask A Friend and the lyrics to Don’T Ask A Friend are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Olivia Newton-John who came here looking just for the lyrics to Don’T Ask A Friend, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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