Lyrics to
Tell Me Why

This version of Tell Me Why was released by Bee Gees in 1970.

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And if you think that you can hurt me with lies that cry
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why

Now I’ve got my reasons for feeling this way
Day after day and as nights go by

So, if you think my heart is broken and I might die
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why

All of the world is as lonely as me
Day after day and as nights go by

So if you think my heart is broken and I might die
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why

Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why

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The lyrics for Tell Me Why are defined as the words making up the song released by Bee Gees in 1970. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Tell Me Why have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Bee Gees 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 Tell Me Why by Bee Gees 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 Tell Me Why" means the words set to the music of Tell Me Why, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Bee Gees. 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 Tell Me Why and the lyrics to Tell Me Why are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Bee Gees who came here looking just for the lyrics to Tell Me Why, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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