Lyrics to
Softer Ride

This version of Softer Ride was released by Status Quo in 1973.

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I ain’t gonna work
I ain’t gonna work no more

Stay in bed
Til’ I’m satisfied
And let my head
Take a softer ride

I ain’t gonna work
I ain’t gonna work no more

I ain’t gonna work
I ain’t gonna work no more

Find me a schack
Where it’s cool inside
Turn my back
On the cold outside

I ain’t gonna work
I ain’t gonna work no more

I could go back
To the job I had
But the same old thing
Only drives me mad, so

I ain’t gonna work
I ain’t gonna work no more
Never again
Will I have to be..down

I ain’t gonna work
I ain’t gonna work no more

Stay in bed
Til’ I’m satisfied
And let my head
Take a softer ride

I ain’t gonna work
I ain’t gonna work no more

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About Lyrics and Softer Ride by Status Quo

The lyrics for Softer Ride are defined as the words making up the song released by Status Quo in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Softer Ride have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Status Quo 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 Softer Ride by Status Quo 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 Softer Ride" means the words set to the music of Softer Ride, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Status Quo. 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 Softer Ride and the lyrics to Softer Ride are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Status Quo who came here looking just for the lyrics to Softer Ride, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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