Don't Play Your Rock'n Roll To Me - Live Lyrics
Smokie
Lyrics
Don't play your rock'n'roll to me,
That ain't the way it's meant to be,
I ain't so blind that I can't see,
Just let it lie, let it be.
Well I know you think I'm crazy, hangin' round,
But I was sort of hopin' you'd change, from the girl I'd found.
But your words just sound like rock 'n' roll lies to me,
And they're just about as burned out, as a worn out forty-five,
And you can't expect them to keep our love alive.
So, don't play your rock'n'roll to me,
That ain't the way it's meant to be,
I ain't so blind that I can't see,
Just let it lie, let it be.
Well I guess you had me fooled for a while,
With your come-on looks, and your Mona Lisa smile.
But your rock'n'roll is getting out of time, to me,
Go sing your lines to someone else, that someone else may be,
The fool you always thought you saw in me.
So, don't play your rock'n'roll to me,
That ain't the way it's meant to be,
I ain't so blind that I can't see,
Just let it lie, let it be
Song & Lyrics Facts
Smokie's "Don't Play Your Rock'n Roll To Me" is a live song from the album The Montreux Album, released in 1977. It was written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn and performed by Smokie, an English rock band formed in Bradford, Yorkshire, England in 1965.
The lyrics of this classic rock tune reflect on how music can bring people together and encourage them to enjoy life. In the chorus, the narrator sings: “Don't play your rock 'n roll to me/It just don't move me no more/I'm gonna find somebody who really wants to dance/And I'm gonna take her out on the floor”. This upbeat track has become one of Smokie's most beloved songs and continues to be played across the world today.