Lyrics to
Good Times Roll

This version of Good Times Roll was released by The Cars in 1978.

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let the good times roll
let them knock you around
let the good times roll
let them make you a clown

let them leave you up in the air
let them brush your rock and roll hair
let the good times roll
let the good times roll
let the good times roll

let the stories be told
they can say what they want
let the photos be old
let them show what they want

let them leave you up in the air
let them brush your rock and roll hair
let the good times roll
let the good times roll-oll
lets let the good times roll

good times roll

if the illusion is real
let them give you a ride
if they got thunder appeal
let them be on your side

let them leave you up in the air
let them brush your rock and roll hair
lets let the good times roll-oll
let the good times roll
let the good times roll
lets let the good times roll
we’ll let the good times roll

oh-hoh-oh

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About Lyrics and Good Times Roll by The Cars

The lyrics to Good Times Roll are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that The Cars used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to Good Times Roll have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only The Cars and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Good Times Roll by The Cars. 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 Good Times Roll" means the words set to the music of Good Times Roll, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Cars. 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 Good Times Roll and the lyrics to Good Times Roll are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Cars who came here looking just for the lyrics to Good Times Roll, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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