Lyrics to
Steppin’ Out

This version of Steppin’ Out was released by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) in 1977.

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Pack up all your things
We’re gonna be leavin’
Sooner than I thought
Take the things you bought
Clouds are gathering

Say goodbye to all your friends
We’re gonna be sorry
For a while that’s how it goes
But then again, who knows
About the rain

I’m steppin’ out
I’m moving on
I’m gonna see the world
Like a rolling stone
Steppin’ out
I’m gonna be somebody
Ooh, I’m steppin’ out

Did you hear what he said?
He said they sold me down the river
They thought I, thought I was a fool
They said the rain would fall
What did they know?

Then I saw your face
Heard the song that you were singing
Though I thought I knew the words
The tune was quite absurd and out of key
Doo dah dah dee

I’m steppin’ out
I’m moving on
I’m gonna see the world
Like a rolling stone
Steppin’ out
I’m gonna be somebody
Ooh, I’m steppin’ out

I’m steppin’ out, I’m steppin’ out
I’m steppin’ out, I’m steppin’ out
I’m steppin’ out, I’m steppin’ out
I’m steppin’ out, I’m steppin’ out
Steppin’ out
Steppin’ out
Steppin’ out
(Aaa aaa aaa)

Don’t know where I’m going
Gonna see the world, gonna be somebody
Don’t know where I’m going
I’m just steppin’ out
I’m steppin’ out
(Aaa aaa aaa)
I’m steppin’ out
(Aaa aaa aaa)

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About Lyrics and Steppin’ Out by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo)

The lyrics to Steppin’ Out are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) used when the song was created in 1977. The lyrics to Steppin’ Out have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) 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 Steppin’ Out by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo). 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 Steppin’ Out" means the words set to the music of Steppin’ Out, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo). 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 Steppin’ Out and the lyrics to Steppin’ Out are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) who came here looking just for the lyrics to Steppin’ Out, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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