The Four Coins were a popular vocal group, consisting of Jimmy Gregorakis, … Read Full Bio ↴The Four Coins were a popular vocal group, consisting of Jimmy Gregorakis, George Mantalis, and brothers George and Jack Mahramas. They were all of Greek heritage and came from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. A local orchestra leader, Lee Barrett, took them to audition in Cincinnati, Ohio and this led to their cutting some high-charting records and appearing on television.

In 1970, however, they left show business to tend to family obligations, not performing again until 2003, when they did two final shows back in their home town.

They appeared in the 1957 Warner Brothers rock and roll movie Jamboree

The World Outside
The Four Coins Lyrics

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The world outside
Belongs to me
Since you are mine
Rule the night

I own the moon
I tell the stars when to shine
Each time we touch

I can't control

The dreams that start
The world outside

will never know
How much you mean to my heart

Overall Meaning

The Four Coins's popular song, "The World Outside," is a beautiful expression of love that glorifies the unity of two individuals. The first two lines of the song, "The world outside belongs to me/Since you are mine," suggest that the person singing the song has found complete happiness and contentment outside the world boundaries. The phrase "rule the night" further emphasizes their power and control over the things in the world outside.

The lyrics "I own the moon/I tell the stars when to shine/Each time we touch/I can’t control the dreams that start," exemplify the power of love and passion. The singer has no control over the transformative and surreal experiences that they share with their lover. The happiness and joy they feel together is beyond words, beyond the world outside. The final verse is a declaration that the world outside will never truly understand or know the depth of the singer’s emotions and feelings towards their partner. In the end, the only thing that matters is their love and how much they mean to each other.

Line by Line Meaning

The world outside
The external world

Belongs to me
Is under my ownership

Since you are mine
Because you are my possession

Rule the night
Have control over darkness

I own the moon
I possess the celestial body that orbits the Earth

I tell the stars when to shine
I have authority over celestial objects and their luminosity

Each time we touch
Whenever we make physical contact

I can't control
I lack the power to regulate

The dreams that start
The aspirations that are initiated

The world outside
The external world

will never know
will not understand