Lyrics to
Red Neck Friend

This version of Red Neck Friend was released by Jackson Browne in 1973.

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Pretty little one
How has it all begun?
They’re teaching you how to walk
But you’re already on the run
Little one-
What you gonna do?
Little one-
Honey, it’s all up to you

Now your daddy’s in the den shootin’ up the evening news
Mama’s with a friend, lately she’s been so confused
Little one-
Come on and take my hand
I may not have the answer but I believe I got a plan

Honey you shake and I’ll rattle and we’ll roll on down the line
And see if we can’t get in touch with a very close friend of mine
But let me clue you in, it ain’t like him
To argue or pretend-
Honey let me introduce you to my redneck friend

Well they’ve got a little list of all those things of which they don’t approve
They’ve got to keep their eyes on you or you might make your move
Little one-
I really wish you would
Little one-
I think the damage would do you good

Honey you shake and I’ll rattle and we’ll roll on down the line
We’re going to forget all about the battle
It’s gonna feel so fine
‘Cause he’s the missing link, the kitchen sink-
Eleven on a scale of ten
Honey let me introduce you to my redneck friend

Honey you shake and I’ll rattle and we’ll roll on down the line
I’m going to try to swing you up into my saddle
And then we’ll run but you’ll think we’re flyin’
Now honey don’t just stand there
Lookin’ like this dream will never end
Honey let me introduce you to my redneck friend

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About Lyrics and Red Neck Friend by Jackson Browne

The lyrics for Red Neck Friend are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1973 song by Jackson Browne. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Red Neck Friend have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Red Neck Friend - Jackson Browne and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Red Neck Friend by Jackson Browne in multiple 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 Red Neck Friend" means the words set to the music of Red Neck Friend, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Jackson Browne. 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 Red Neck Friend and the lyrics to Red Neck Friend are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Jackson Browne who came here looking just for the lyrics to Red Neck Friend, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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