All My Life
Jeff Lynne's ELO Lyrics
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And suddenly you were there
All my life I knew what I would do
Just stand there like a fool and stare
All my life
All my life
I just wanna be around you
All my life
All my life I searched for you
but you were never there were you
Thought I'd found you once or twice
It was a sad affair or two
All my life
All my life
I'm so glad I found you
I just wanna be around you
All my life yeah, yeah
All my life
The song "All My Life" by Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra seems to be a love song about a person who has been searching for someone their entire life but just couldn't seem to find them. They were always searching for them, and then suddenly, they're present. The song expresses sheer happiness that they have found this person and can't wait to be around them.
The lyrics are simple yet powerful, and Jeff Lynne's beautiful voice adds an extra magic touch to them. The lines "All my life I knew what I would do, just stand there like a fool and stare," shows how the singer is so in awe of the person that they just can't help but be amazed by their presence. The song is about finding the love of your life and realizing that all the searching and waiting was worth it because this person makes everything they ever wanted and needed complete.
The upbeat tempo and the striking melody of the song add an air of jubilation that you can feel within the music. This song is for anyone who has been searching for a person without any success and finally found the one they have been looking for all along. It represents the joy, the elation, and the happiness of finding the person they were meant to be with, finally making their life complete.
Line by Line Meaning
All my life I was looking for you
I spent all my life searching for you, hoping to find my soulmate.
And suddenly you were there
And then one day you came along and changed everything for me, making everything worth it.
All my life I knew what I would do
All this while, I had a sense of what I would do once I found you, which is to stand and stare at you in amazement.
Just stand there like a fool and stare
I would stand there and look at you, awestruck by the love that I have found.
I'm so glad I found you
I am extremely happy and grateful that I found you after all these years of searching.
I just wanna be around you
I just want to spend all my time with you, never leaving your side because you are my everything.
All my life yeah, yeah
All my life, I dreamt of finding someone like you, and now that I have, I can only feel immense joy and gratitude.
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