Lyrics to
Everything

This version of Everything was released by Barbra Streisand in 1976.

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I want to learn what life is for
I don’t want much, I just want more
Ask what I want and I will sing
I want everything (everything)
I’d cure the cold and the traffic jam
If there were floods, I’d give a damn
I’d never sleep, I’d only sing
Let me do everything (everything)
I’d like to plan a city, play the cello
Play at Monte Carlo, play Othello
Move into the White House, paint it yellow
Speak Portuguese and Dutch
And if it’s not too much
I’d like to have the perfect twin
And who’d go out as I come in
I’ve got to grab the big brass ring
So I’ll have everything (everything)
I’m like o child who’s set free
At the fun fair
Every ride invites me and it’s unfair
Saying that I only get my one share
Doesn’t seem just
I could live as I must
If they’d give me the time to turn the tide
Give me the truth if once I lied
Give me the man Who’s gonna bring
More of everything
Then I’ll have everything
Everything

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About Lyrics and Everything by Barbra Streisand

The lyrics to Everything are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Barbra Streisand used when the song was created in 1976. The lyrics to Everything have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Barbra Streisand and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Everything by Barbra Streisand. 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 Everything" means the words set to the music of Everything, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Barbra Streisand. 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 Everything and the lyrics to Everything are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Barbra Streisand who came here looking just for the lyrics to Everything, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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