Lyrics to
In A Foreign Land

This version of In A Foreign Land was released by The Kinks in 1978.

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It was a matter of fact that when I paid all my tax
I held my world in the palm of my hand
And all of my debts were causing me to defect
To a land of bananas and sand
So I ran, yes I ran, yes I ran to a foreign land
Here I am, here I am
Here I am in a foreign land

I’m so glad we made it
I thought we’d never land
I grabbed all my cash
And I decided to dash far away
Far away, far away in a foreign land
Here I am, here I am, here I am in a foreign land

Goodbye to all of the rich men’s daughters
Goodbye to my debts now I’m way across the water
Far away, far away in a foreign land
Here I am, here I am, here I am in a foreign land

La la la la la la
La la la la la la

Please tell my mother and all my ex-lovers
That I’ve finally made the grade

Please tell my debtors and the money collectors
That all of my bills will be paid some day
I’m away, I’m away in a foreign land

Goodbye champagne and the caviar set
I wanna slum and drink all of the rum I can get
I’m away, I’m away in a foreign land
Here I am, here I am, here I am in a foreign land
But I’m all out of my jack and I can’t go back
I’m away, far away, far away in a foreign land

La la la la la la
La la la la la la

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About Lyrics and In A Foreign Land by The Kinks

The lyrics for In A Foreign Land are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1978 song by The Kinks. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to In A Foreign Land have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for In A Foreign Land - The Kinks and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to In A Foreign Land by The Kinks in multiple 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 In A Foreign Land" means the words set to the music of In A Foreign Land, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Kinks. 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 In A Foreign Land and the lyrics to In A Foreign Land are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Kinks who came here looking just for the lyrics to In A Foreign Land, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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