# "All my life" lyrics in a song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 7, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558 "2008-11-07T00:15:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/1 "2008-11-07T00:15:46Z")
I’ve got an earworm, folks, and I don’t know what song it is ☹ It’s not “All my Life” by The Foo Fighters Nor is it “All my Life” by K-Ci and Jojo There’s a guy singing and part of the chorus is a guy singing “All my life…” I don’t think it’s the song’s title, because the Foo Fighters song is the only mp3 I have by that name. It’s possible it’s an indie artist since so much of my music library is indie, but I have a feeling that it’s not. I don’t listen to much rap/hip-hop or country, ftr. any guesses? ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/2 "2008-11-07T00:19:21Z")
[Razorlight](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razorlight): _America_ Chorus: All my life - Watching America All my life - There’s panic in America Oh Oh Oh, Oh There’s trouble in America Oh Oh Oh, Oh - ETA link to band page on Wiki. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/3 "2008-11-07T01:08:55Z")
“All My Life” by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/4 "2008-11-07T12:02:47Z")
I just found both of these on Youtube. Nope, it’s neither. Thanks for the suggestions, though. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/5 "2008-11-07T12:10:20Z")
I’m sure it’s not it, but there’s always ‘In my life’ by The Beatles. ---
**Author:** ![mshar253](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/6 "2008-11-07T12:13:15Z")
Lazy Eye, Silversun Pickups? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/z-mxBDuRaZ8/hqdefault.jpg "Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-mxBDuRaZ8) ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/7 "2008-11-07T12:36:38Z")
Beatles, [“Blackbird”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkejcsvdpuQ)? IThough it goes “All _your_ life . . .” Maybe a subconcious association with Obama’s election? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/8 "2008-11-07T12:46:28Z")
There’s “Circle” by Harry Chapin, which features “All my life’s a circle, sunrise and sundown . . .” ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/9 "2008-11-07T13:00:49Z")
This is a long shot, as the words aren’t in the chorus, but in the song ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’ by Foreigner there’s a part that includes the words: All my life there’s been heartache and pain I don’t know if I can face it again … ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/10 "2008-11-07T13:06:58Z")
Getting Away With It–Pet Shop Boys? _I’ve been getting away with it all my life_… ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/11 "2008-11-07T13:34:09Z")
How about \*Stephen Bishop’s \ ***It Might Be You**. You remember that one, it was theme from the movie **Tootsie**. One stanza begins “All of my life…” and I believe the line is repeated in the outro. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/12 "2008-11-07T13:38:55Z")
Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” contains the phrase: _And I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord Ive been waiting for this moment for **all my life** , oh lord…_ ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/13 "2008-11-07T14:16:34Z")
This is close: _All her life, so happy without a clue, And all my time’s been search for more to choose. All her life with nothing to pursue, And all my time’s been searching for more to choose_ From _All My Time_ by Common Rotation. Sample available [here](http://www.rhapsody.com/commonrotation). ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/14 "2008-11-07T14:27:58Z")
[Home Again](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lusDjce2m5E) Is a very old song by an old 70’s duo called **Battdorf and Rodney**. The refrain is - " **All my Life** , I’ve waited for this day… Maybe somebody covered it? ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/15 "2008-11-07T14:39:46Z")
Is it too early to make guesses that veer from the stated specifications? How about “It’s My Life” by Talk Talk (1984)… offered up because of its inherent earworminess and the additional earworminess that a relatively recent cover – by No Doubt (2003) – can bring on. Chorus:_It’s my life Don’t you forget It’s my life It never ends_ ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/16 "2008-11-07T14:41:48Z")
Is it rock? pop? hip-hop? rap? That could help us narrow it down. ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/17 "2008-11-07T15:46:48Z")
What about [Stevie B - I’ll be Loving You All My Life?](http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKjDjmXsytY) ---
**Author:** ![conway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@conway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conway)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/18 "2008-11-07T15:53:55Z")
_Waiting for Somebody_ by Paul Westerberg? ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/19 "2008-11-07T16:23:18Z")
Richard Marx - _Heaven only knows_? ---
**Author:** ![sideshowkar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sideshowkar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sideshowkar)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558/20 "2008-11-07T17:08:30Z")
Echo and the Bunnymen? \*All my, all my life revolves around laughter, crying as my life turns round and round \* All My Life is the name of the song, though, so it’s probably not the one you’re looking for. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-life-lyrics-in-a-song/471558.md?page=2)