Lyrics to
Write On

This version of Write On was released by The Hollies in 1976.

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Write on, even though there’s no one listening to your songs
Write on
Shine on, get it together, let your light break through
Shine on, baby, shine on

Write on, sitting on your own, waiting for the phone
Come on, come on, come on
Write on, for your fame and fortune will follow you, coming on strong
Coming on strong

Don’t feel bad ‘cos the radio ain’t playing ’em
It won’t be long til you’re going out and slayin’ ’em
Shine on
You’re not the first, you won’t be the last
To feel the frustration of a musical fast
Write on, baby, write on

Sing your rock and roll with a touch of soul
Ballads with feeling, send your audience reeling
Rock on, rock on
Find a man with a van, a back up band
Who’ll give you a hand on your one night stand
Rock on, baby, rock on
Give ’em your licks, getting off on their kicks
Swayin in motion to a rhythmic potion
Rock on, baby, rock on

Music freaks and all those hustlers
Hangers on, trying to make a con
Rock on
Don’t sign on the line til you know it’s all fine
It’s your life baby, you got to give it time
Rock on, baby, rock on

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The lyrics to Write On are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by The Hollies in 1976. Elements of the lyrics to Write On are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by The Hollies and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Write On back when it was created.

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

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