Lyrics to
It Ain’t No Use

This version of It Ain’T No Use was released by Stevie Wonder in 1974.

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There ain’t no reason for us sittin’ down
To try to talk our problems out
‘Cause we know the truth,
It ain’t no use each other we must do without.

There ain’t no reason tryin’ to force a smile
When pain is really in its place
‘Cause we know the truth,
It ain’t no use let’s part before we lose love’s trace.

(We’ve got to say)
Wow oh oh ooh
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Wow oh oh ooh
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Wow oh ooh oh ooh wow oh ooh
Wow oh oh oh ooh

As I look back I’m really try’n to see
Just what it was that made us spark
‘Cause the fire’s out
It leaves no doubt, the flame’s not burning in our hearts.

We still are young and both of us have time
To find our winter love in spring
Yes we know the truth
It ain’t no use, we’re not each other’s ev’rything.

(We always must say bye)
Wow oh oh ooh yeah
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Wow oh oh ooh yeah
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Wow oh ooh oh ooh wow oh ooh
Wow oh oh oh ooh

(Hate to say goodbye)
Wow oh oh ooh yeah
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Wow oh oh ooh yeah
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Wow oh ooh oh ooh wow oh ooh
Wow oh oh oh ooh

(Why we say bye)
Wow oh oh ooh
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
The trill is gone babe, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
I tried my best to make it work
(Wow oh oh oh ooh)
But it seems that we can’t get it together, yeah,
(Wow oh ooh)

We’ve got to run in the world
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Wow oh oh oh ooh
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Seems that we just don’t want tot do it
(Wow oh ooh oh ooh)
I guess we run out of fluid.
(Wow oh ooh)

Yeah, yeah, yeah wonderful baby, baby, baby
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Don’t go, take me baby, don’t go baby
(Bye bye bye bye bye)
Ain’t no use ’cause we done run out of juice
(Wow oh oh oh ooh)
(Wow oh ooh)
So long baby bye bye baby.

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The lyrics to It Ain’T No Use are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Stevie Wonder in 1974. Elements of the lyrics to It Ain’T No Use are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Stevie Wonder and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for It Ain’T No Use back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to It Ain’T No Use by Stevie Wonder 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 It Ain’T No Use" means the words set to the music of It Ain’T No Use, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Stevie Wonder. 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 It Ain’T No Use and the lyrics to It Ain’T No Use are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Stevie Wonder who came here looking just for the lyrics to It Ain’T No Use, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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