Lyrics to
All Around The World

This version of All Around The World was released by The Jam in 1977.

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Oi!
All over the country
(We want a new direction)
I said all over this land
(We need a reaction)
Well there should be a youth explosion
(Inflate creation)
But something we can command

What’s the point in saying destroy
I want a new life for everywhere

We want a direction
(All over the country)
I want a direction
(All over this land)
Because this is your last chance

You can’t dismiss what is gone before
But there’s foundations for us to explore

I said –
All around the world I’ve been looking for new –

Youth explosion!

A new direction –
We want a reaction –
Inflate creation –
Looking for new!

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About Lyrics and All Around The World by The Jam

The lyrics for All Around The World are defined as the words making up the song released by The Jam in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to All Around The World have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Jam 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 All Around The World by The Jam 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 All Around The World" means the words set to the music of All Around The World, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Jam. 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 All Around The World and the lyrics to All Around The World are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Jam who came here looking just for the lyrics to All Around The World, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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