Lyrics to
I’m O.K.

This version of I’M O.k. was released by Styx in 1978.

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If I could stand
Beside myself
Would I see me or maybe someone else
‘Cause it’s hard to please
Most everyone
When your spirit’s got you on the run, on the run

They say do your best
But don’t cause a fuss
Don’t make waves be like the rest of us
But I can feel the tide is turning fast
‘Cause deep inside I know that I can’t last
Another day
Not another day!

‘Cause I’m O.K.
I finally found the person I’ve been searching for
I’m alright
I’m feeling good about myself and that’s for sure

‘Cause I believed them when they said I must do things their way,
They tried to cast me in their mold
But I just had to say,
That I’m O.K.
I’m O.K. this way yes I’m O.K. Yes I’m OK!

I’m O.K.
I finally found the person I’ve been searching for (everybody sing now!)
I’m alright
I’m feeling good about myself and that’s for sure (whoo!)

I’m O.K.
I finally found the person I’ve been searching for (yahoo!)
I’m alright
I’m feeling good about myself and that’s for sure
I’m O.K.
I’m feeling good about myself and that’s for sure
I’m alright
I’m O.K. this way yes I’m OK!

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About Lyrics and I’M O.k. by Styx

The lyrics to I’M O.k. are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Styx used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to I’M O.k. have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Styx 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 I’M O.k. by Styx. 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 I’M O.k." means the words set to the music of I’M O.k., or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Styx. 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 I’M O.k. and the lyrics to I’M O.k. are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Styx who came here looking just for the lyrics to I’M O.k., but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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