Lyrics to
Four Wheels

This version of Four Wheels was released by 38 Special in 1977.

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Here we come now…

Don’t you know that you ain’t got
the time to settle down.
You say the road is the only home you know.
Well that may be true and it’s up to you
to know what’s right or wrong.
You gotta let those four wheels roll.
Let those four wheels roll.
Let ’em roll now.

The only time that you’ll feel right
is when you’re on the road.
Makin’ time is the only thing you know.
Well I hope that you can make it through
this long lonely run.
You gotta let those four wheels roll.
Let those four wheels roll.

Can’t you see tomorrow is far, far away?
You know and I know it’s a long, long way.
Just keep on rollin’ and you’ll be there someday.
To run the golden road my friend that’s the only way.

Don’t you know that you ain’t got
the time to settle down.
You say the road is the only home you know.
Well that may be true and it’s up to you
to know what’s right or wrong.
You gotta let those four wheels roll.
Let those four wheels roll.
Let ’em roll now.

Yeah, oh let those four wheels roll.
Let ’em roll.

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38 Special has released many songs over the years besides Four Wheels. 38 Special released songs from 1977 to 2004 spanning across albums like 38 Special, Special Delivery, Rockin' Into The Night, Wild-Eyed Southern Boys, Special Forces, Tour De Force, Strength In Numbers, Rock & Roll Strategy, Bone Against Steel, Resolution, A Wild-Eyed Christmas Night, and Drivetrain. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by 38 Special.

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About Lyrics and Four Wheels by 38 Special

The lyrics to Four Wheels are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by 38 Special in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Four Wheels are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by 38 Special and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Four Wheels back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Four Wheels by 38 Special 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 Four Wheels" means the words set to the music of Four Wheels, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by 38 Special. 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 Four Wheels and the lyrics to Four Wheels are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of 38 Special who came here looking just for the lyrics to Four Wheels, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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