Unfortunately, Mr. Machado's lyrics lack the same humor and bite.

Its music and lyrics, by Frank Loesser, are so right for the show and so completely lacking in banality, that they amount to an artistic triumph".

Where Porter's finest songs flaunt the epigrammatic high style of polished light verse, Berlin's lyrics lack that dandified flash.

He also thought that Kelley's voice sounded "forced" and that the lyrics lacked hooks.

The lyric is intriguing but lacks both the orchestral grandeur and brevity of "Saved by the Bell".

Leah Collins of the The Vancouver Sun felt the track's lyrics lacked inspiration, comparing them to poems from Hallmark Cards.

At times, the lyrics lack in songwriting quality, but definitely not in substance.

Larose's lyrics lack the Boukman bite; they are commentaries, not anthems.

Critical opinion was sharply divided; many felt the record's lyrics were too shallow and lacking in substance.

Their verses are often hobbled by rigid metrical schemes and overeager enunciation, which means the lyrics lack the one thing they need most: someplace to hide.