Lyrics to
Love’s No Friend

This version of Love’S No Friend was released by Rainbow in 1979.

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Well I don’t need much
But I need a friend
Or did you got time for me
Ain’t no trouble with you’re always down
To find a friend in misery

But that’s allright
That’s allright
Ain’t gonna fall for the line

That’s allright
That’s allright
Don’t need no sun to shine
When love’s no friend of mine

I’ve been so down I’ve been on my knees
Just don’t seem to feel no pain
Natural loser I’ve been on the run
Got no shelter from the rain

That’s allright
That’s allright
Ain’t gonna fall for the line

That’s allright
That’s allright
Don’t need no sun to shine
No cause love’s no friend of mine

Learn to live wether climb above my head
Got no shame, got no pride
If you need affection
Don’t knock on my door
Got no feelings left inside

But that’s allright
That’s allright
Ain’t gonna fall for the line

That’s allright
That’s allright
Don’t need no sun to shine
Cause love’s no friend
Cause love’s no friend
Ah no friend of mine
Love’s no friend of mine

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About Lyrics and Love’S No Friend by Rainbow

The lyrics for Love’S No Friend are defined as the words making up the song released by Rainbow in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Love’S No Friend have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Rainbow and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Love’S No Friend by Rainbow if you think through it. 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 Love’S No Friend" means the words set to the music of Love’S No Friend, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Rainbow. 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 Love’S No Friend and the lyrics to Love’S No Friend are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Rainbow who came here looking just for the lyrics to Love’S No Friend, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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