Lyrics to
Play A Simple Song

This version of Play A Simple Song was released by 38 Special in 1977.

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Oh my friend won’t you tell me what to do?
They don’t seem to understand.
I try so hard to make my music tell the truth.
Can’t you lend a helpin’ hand?

You gotta play a simple song for them.
That’s the only thing they want to love and understand.
Won’t you play a simple song for them?

Well I think that the songs are doin’ fine.
Well I can tell what’s on their mind.
You lend a hand now I’m doin’ all I can
to help the people understand.

You gotta play a simple song for them.
That’s the only thing they want to love and understand.
Won’t you play a simple song for them?
Oh my Lord I’ll try, I’ll try and try again.

You gotta play a simple song for them.
That’s the only thing they want to love and understand.
Won’t you play a simple song for them?

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38 Special has released many songs over the years besides Play A Simple Song. 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 Play A Simple Song by 38 Special

The lyrics to Play A Simple Song are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that 38 Special used when the song was created in 1977. The lyrics to Play A Simple Song have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only 38 Special 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 Play A Simple Song by 38 Special. 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 Play A Simple Song" means the words set to the music of Play A Simple Song, 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 Play A Simple Song and the lyrics to Play A Simple Song 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 Play A Simple Song, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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