Lyrics to
Some Kind Of Wonderful

This version of Some Kind Of Wonderful was released by Carole King in 1971.

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All you have to do is touch my hand
To show me you understand
And something happens to me
That’s some kind of wonderful
Any time my little world is blue
I just have to look at you
And everything seems to be
Some kind of wonderful

I know I can’t express
This feeling of tenderness
There’s so much I want to say
But the right words just don’t come my way
I just know when I’m in your embrace
This world is a happy place
And something happens to me
That’s some kind of wonderful

I know I can’t express
This feeling of tenderness
There’s so much I want to say
But the right words just don’t come my way
I just know when I’m in your embrace
This world is a happy place
And something happens to me
That’s some kind of wonderful

Some kind of wonderful
Some kind of wonderful
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful
Some kind of wonderful
Some kind of wonderful

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About Lyrics and Some Kind Of Wonderful by Carole King

The lyrics to Some Kind Of Wonderful are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Carole King used when the song was created in 1971. The lyrics to Some Kind Of Wonderful have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Carole King 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 Some Kind Of Wonderful by Carole King. 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 Some Kind Of Wonderful" means the words set to the music of Some Kind Of Wonderful, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Carole King. 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 Some Kind Of Wonderful and the lyrics to Some Kind Of Wonderful are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Carole King who came here looking just for the lyrics to Some Kind Of Wonderful, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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