Lyrics to
Caroline (Are You Ready For The Outlaw World?)

This version of Caroline (Are You Ready For The Outlaw World?) was released by Steppenwolf in 1975.

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You look so bored with your jet set mother
Standing there at the airport
You sure came alive when your eye caught the headline
And saw the picture of the rebel queen

I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
Everything that went through your head
Time to step in the danger zone
And start a fire of your own

Oh, Caroline, oh, Caroline
Are you ready for the outlaw world?
Oh, Caroline, oh, Caroline
Are you ready for the outlaw world?
Caroline, oh, Caroline
Are you ready for the outlaw
Ready for the outlaw world?

You talk so low in the back street cafe
Makin’ plans with your mystery man
You pour out your heart and you tell him your story
Giving yourself just to save the whole world
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
Every word that passed through your lips
Time to step in the danger zone
And start a fire of your own

This generation they want a legend
Carol is that you?
The evening news an injection
And you can be that too

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About Lyrics and Caroline (Are You Ready For The Outlaw World?) by Steppenwolf

The lyrics to Caroline (Are You Ready For The Outlaw World?) are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Steppenwolf in 1975. Elements of the lyrics to Caroline (Are You Ready For The Outlaw World?) are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Steppenwolf and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Caroline (Are You Ready For The Outlaw World?) back when it was created.

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

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