Lyrics to
Defying Gravity

This version of Defying Gravity was released by Jimmy Buffett in 1976.

Our About Jimmy Buffett page at Decade Lyrics includes the lyrics for Defying Gravity from 1976 as well as all of the other lyrics from Jimmy Buffett that we have in our lyrics database.

Here's more interesting things in songs and lyrics tied to Jimmy Buffett or about the 1970s in general.

I live on a big round ball
I never do dream I may fall
And even one day if I do
Well I’ll jump up and smile back at you
I don’t even know where we are
They tell me were circling a star
Well I’ll take their word, I don’t know
But I’m dizzy so it may be so

I’m riding a big round ball
I never do dream I may fall
And even the high must lay low
But when I do fall I will be glad to go
Yes when I do fall I will be glad to go

---

Want more lyrics and songs by Jimmy Buffett?

Jimmy Buffett has released many songs over the years besides Defying Gravity. Jimmy Buffett released songs from 1970 to 2004 spanning across albums like Down To Earth, High Cumberland Jubilee, A White Sport Coat And A Pink Crustacean, A1A, Living And Dying In 3/4 Time, Havana Daydreamin', Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes, Son Of A Son Of A Sailor, Volcano, Coconut Telegraph, Somewhere Over China, One Particular Harbour, Riddles In The Sand, Last Mango In Paris, Floridays, Hot Water, Off To See The Lizard, Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads, Fruitcakes, Barometer Soup, Christmas Island, Banana Wind, Beach House On The Moon, Far Side Of The World, and License To Chill. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Jimmy Buffett.

If you're a fan of the music of the 1970s looking for more songs from 1976 or the 1970s overall, you've come to the right place!

About Lyrics and Defying Gravity by Jimmy Buffett

The lyrics for Defying Gravity are defined as the words making up the song released by Jimmy Buffett in 1976. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Defying Gravity have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Jimmy Buffett 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 Defying Gravity by Jimmy Buffett 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 Defying Gravity" means the words set to the music of Defying Gravity, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Jimmy Buffett. 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 Defying Gravity and the lyrics to Defying Gravity are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Jimmy Buffett who came here looking just for the lyrics to Defying Gravity, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

More Songs & Lyrics by Jimmy Buffett

Visit our Jimmy Buffett profile for more Jimmy Buffett songs, lyrics & info!

)