Lyrics to
Simple Solution

This version of Simple Solution was released by Nazareth in 1979.

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Old man, don’t tell me what you did in your day
I got problems of my own on the way
Look you now, where the locusts abound
Pray they don’t feed on your sacred ground

Vibrations, are burning my hands
Slowly walking, stalking through these crazy lands
Defending the need , with a silent scream
For another time, for another dream

Jack boots, hi-jacks
Ray guns and spray guns
We got them all for free
Look to the stars for consolation
It could be there lookin’ at me
Send me down a simple solution
Send me down a simple solution now

No cheap-o, clean-o, is gonna wash away my blues
I need a good friend that’s gonna give me some clues
The one on the cross, he almost had it boss
He was really spreading the news
Ah, but the destruct mutt, he’s back in business
He ain’t about to lose

Jackboots, hi-jacks
Ray guns and spray guns
We got them all for free
Look to the stars for consolation
It could be there lookin’ at me
It could be there lookin’ at me
Send me down a simple solution
Send me down a simple solution now

And the price-for life
Is one more run on that chicken wire
As the hero returns
With eyes of fire
To another man to man, so damn you man!

Old man don’t tell me what you did in your day
I got problems of my own on the way
So look you now, where the locusts abound
Prat they don’t feed on your sacred ground.

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About Lyrics and Simple Solution by Nazareth

The lyrics to Simple Solution are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Nazareth used when the song was created in 1979. The lyrics to Simple Solution have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Nazareth 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 Simple Solution by Nazareth. 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 Simple Solution" means the words set to the music of Simple Solution, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Nazareth. 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 Simple Solution and the lyrics to Simple Solution are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Nazareth who came here looking just for the lyrics to Simple Solution, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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