Lyrics to
Just Wanna Rock & Roll

This version of Just Wanna Rock & Roll was released by 38 Special in 1977.

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Oh well, I think the time is comin’ to
show you what we got.
You got to let your feelings move,
you know you got to feel it from your heart.
And if ya’ think that you can do this,
I’m gonna show you how tonight.
How this good old rockin’ music
will make you feel alive.

Oh ’cause I just wanna rock ‘n’ roll.
I’m just tryin’ to ease your soul.
‘Cause I know you want to rock ‘n’ roll.

Oh can’t you see what music’s givin’?
It will show you the way.
Now how to let your troubles leave you,
don’t think about your troubles today.
And if ya’ listen to the music
you will feel what I’m tryin’ to say.
Oh how this good old rockin’ music will
make you see the way.

Oh ’cause I just wanna rock ‘n’ roll.
I’m just tryin’ to ease your soul.
‘Cause I know you want to rock ‘n’ roll.

Well I just want to tell you people
what you need to do.
Blow away your troubled life,
this song’s for you. Yeah, you!

Because I just wanna rock ‘n’ roll.
I’m just tryin’ to ease your soul.
‘Cause I know you want to rock ‘n’ roll.
You got to rock and roll.

‘Cause I just wanna rock ‘n’ roll.
I’m just tryin’ to ease your soul.
‘Cause I know you want to rock ‘n’ roll.
Just wanna rock and roll!

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About Lyrics and Just Wanna Rock & Roll by 38 Special

The lyrics to Just Wanna Rock & Roll are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by 38 Special in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Just Wanna Rock & Roll 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 Just Wanna Rock & Roll back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Just Wanna Rock & Roll 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 Just Wanna Rock & Roll" means the words set to the music of Just Wanna Rock & Roll, 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 Just Wanna Rock & Roll and the lyrics to Just Wanna Rock & Roll 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 Just Wanna Rock & Roll, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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