Born Sheron Lafaye Jones, on May 4, 1956 in Augusta, Georgia, she moved to New York at an early age and lives there now, recording for independent Brooklyn based recording label Daptone Records. As a child, she and her brothers would often imitate the singing and dancing of James Brown, who was also from Augusta Georgia. A regular gospel singer in church, Jones often entered talent shows backed by local funk bands in the early 1970s. Session work then continued with backing singing, often credited to Lafaye Jones, but in the absence of any recording contract as a solo singer, she spent many years working as a corrections officer at Rikers Island and as an armored car guard for Wells Fargo Bank, until receiving a mid-life career break in 1996 after she appeared on a session backing soul and deep funk legend Lee Fields.
All Over Again
Sharon Jones Lyrics
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You think there'd be nothing new when I look into your eyes
You think there ain't nothing about you that I ain't realized.
But every time I see you,
but every time I see you darlin',
but every time I see you,
I fall in love all over again
How many times I thought I knew you better than no one could
How many times I thought these things but I misunderstood
'cause every time I see you,
'cause every time I see you darlin',
but every time I see you,
I fall in love all over again
And the years may come passing by, yeah
We're gonna get old, wrinkled and gray
But I can't think of nothing better
No better way to pass the time
Then falling in love day after day after day
After all the love we made you'd think that we'd be tired
And after every part of you I've kissed and I've admired
After all that we've been through, we ought to be on the spot
But every time I see you,
but every time I see you darlin',
but every time I see you,
I fall in love all over again
The lyrics to "All Over Again" by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings express the enduring power of love and the way it can surprise us even after years have passed. Despite thinking that there's nothing new to discover about the object of the singer's affections, every time they see them they fall in love all over again. The song suggests that love is not a static or predictable feeling but something that can continue to deepen and evolve over time.
The lyrics also touch on the idea that love can be misunderstood and that we may think we know someone completely but still be surprised by them. The singer acknowledges that they've made mistakes in the past, thinking they knew the object of their love better than anyone else, or that they could love them more than anyone else could. But despite these misunderstandings, love continues to bring them back together.
The song's upbeat tempo and soulful sound match the joyful sentiment of the lyrics. The repetition of the refrain "every time I see you, I fall in love all over again" emphasizes the cyclical nature of love and the way it can continue to surprise us. Ultimately, the song celebrates the enduring power of love and the way it can fill our hearts with joy and wonder even after years have passed.
Line by Line Meaning
You think after all this time I wouldn't be surprised
You assume that I wouldn't be amazed or astonished by you after spending so much time together.
You think there'd be nothing new when I look into your eyes
You assume that I'd see everything about you when I gaze into your eyes and nothing new could be found.
You think there ain't nothing about you that I ain't realized.
You assume that there isn't anything that I haven't figured out about you yet.
But every time I see you,
However, every time I lay my eyes on you
but every time I see you darlin',
Despite all the assumptions above
I fall in love all over again
I find myself falling in love with you all over again.
How many times I thought I knew you better than no one could
I've lost count of the number of times I thought I knew you better than anyone else in the world.
How many times I thought I'd love you more than any heart would
I can't remember the number of times that I thought that I would love you more than any heart could.
How many times I thought these things but I misunderstood
However, all those times I thought like that, but now I realize that I misunderstood.
'cause every time I see you,
Because each time I look at you,
'cause every time I see you darlin',
Because even after all these years, the same thing happens,
but every time I see you,
Every time I lay my eyes on you,
I fall in love all over again
I feel like I'm falling in love with you all over again.
And the years may come passing by, yeah
A lot of years might pass by,
We're gonna get old, wrinkled and gray
We will get old, wrinkled, and gray with time.
But I can't think of nothing better
However, I can't think of anything that would be better
No better way to pass the time
No better method to pass time
Then falling in love day after day after day
Than falling in love with you every day, day after day after day.
After all the love we made you'd think that we'd be tired
After all the love that we've shared, one would assume that we'd be tired.
And after every part of you I've kissed and I've admired
After kissing and admiring every inch of your body.
After all that we've been through, we ought to be on the spot
With everything that we have gone through, we should have been exhausted by now.
But every time I see you,
However, every time I look at you
but every time I see you darlin',
But even after everything,
but every time I see you,
Every time I look at you,
I fall in love all over again
I feel the same way I did when we first met; I fall in love with you all over again.
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