Lyrics to
For You And I

This version of For You And I was released by 10Cc in 1978.

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The world is full of other people (ooh ooh)
take a look around
We’re quick to laugh when they’ve got troubles (ooh ooh)
and we put ’em down

We go
We’re not so hot you know
It’s like a roller coaster
On a downward motion
On a one way street
We can’t control our feet
We’re on the road to ruin
Don’t know what we’re doin’

She may be quiet
She may be shy
But don’t you bring her down
Don’t pass her by
The world of wisdom behind her eyes
Could answer everything
But you and I

We seem to wander in a daydream (ooh ooh)
We never look around
The world is full of other people (ooh ooh)
and we put ’em down

We go
We’re not so hot you know
It’s like a roller coaster
On a downward motion
On a one way street
We can’t control our feet
We’re on the road to ruin
Don’t know what we’re doin’

She’s not beautiful
But don’t make it plain
You underestimate
It’s not a game
A heart of gold
Behind the drab
Would comfort anyone
But you and I

Should try to see it from the other side (oooh)
We’ll get a shock
It could surprise you

The world is full of other people (ooh ooh)
take a look around
We set the pace while others listen (ooh ooh)
never make a sound

The rain must fall
But we can change
Our understanding
will remain
So take a moment
To wonder why
The world keeps turning
For you and I

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About Lyrics and For You And I by 10Cc

When you decide to study the lyrics to For You And I, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1978 song by 10Cc. Some of the lyrics to For You And I have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only 10Cc and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to For You And I if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 For You And I" means the words set to the music of For You And I, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by 10Cc. 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 For You And I and the lyrics to For You And I are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of 10Cc who came here looking just for the lyrics to For You And I, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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