Lyrics to
Second Hand News

This version of Second Hand News was released by Fleetwood Mac in 1977.

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I know there’s nothing to say
Someone has taken my place
When times go bad
When times go rough
Won’t you lay me down in tall grass
And let me do my stuff
I know I got nothin’ on you
I know there’s nothing to do
When times go bad
And you can’t get enough
Won’t you lay me down in the tall grass
And let me do my stuff
One thing I think you should know
I ain’t gonna miss you when you go
Been down so long
I’ve been tossed around enough
Couldn’t you just
Let me go down and do my stuff
I know you’re hopin’ to find
Someone who’s gonna give you piece of mind
When times go bad
when times go rough
Won’t you lay me down in tall grass
And let me do my stuff
I’m just second hand news
I’m just second hand news

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About Lyrics and Second Hand News by Fleetwood Mac

The lyrics to Second Hand News are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Fleetwood Mac in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Second Hand News are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Fleetwood Mac and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Second Hand News back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Second Hand News by Fleetwood Mac 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 Second Hand News" means the words set to the music of Second Hand News, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Fleetwood Mac. 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 Second Hand News and the lyrics to Second Hand News are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Fleetwood Mac who came here looking just for the lyrics to Second Hand News, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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