Lyrics to
Coolin’ Down

Released by Olivia Newton-John in 1977
From the Album: Making A Good Thing Better |

This version of Coolin’ Down was released by Olivia Newton-John in 1977.

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Take all the time that you need to be certain
Say nothing till you can say what you mean
Don’t stay with me just to save me from hurtin’
I may be young but I’m not green
I’m in no hurry for the show
To hear what I already know

‘Cause you’ve been coolin’ down
Even a fool could see
Coolin’ down
Driftin’ away from me
Day by day love fades away
Coolin’ down, coolin’ down

Trapped in your dreams for too long you’ve been yearnin’
To find yourself live a life of your own
The love has died and it won’t be returnin’
I feel so helpless and alone
Now everything I try to do
Is right for me but wrong for you

‘Cause you’ve been coolin’ down
Even a fool could see
Coolin’ down
Driftin’ away from me
Day by day love fades away
Coolin’ down, coolin’ down


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Olivia Newton-John has released many songs over the years besides Coolin’ Down. Olivia Newton-John released songs from 1970 to 2007 spanning across albums like Toomorrow, If Not For You, Olivia, Let Me Be There, Long Live Love, Have You Never Been Mellow, Clearly Love, Don't Stop Believin', Come On Over, Making A Good Thing Better, Totally Hot, Grease, Xanadu, Physical, Two Of A Kind, Soul Kiss, The Rumour, Warm And Tender, Gaia: One Woman's Journey, Back With A Heart, Sordid Lives, -2, Indigo: Women Of Song, Stronger Than Before, and Christmas Wish. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Olivia Newton-John.

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The lyrics to Coolin’ Down are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Olivia Newton-John in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Coolin’ Down are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Olivia Newton-John and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Coolin’ Down back when it was created.

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Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Coolin’ Down by Olivia Newton-John in a number of ways. 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 Coolin’ Down" means the words set to the music of Coolin’ Down, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Olivia Newton-John. 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 Coolin’ Down and the lyrics to Coolin’ Down are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Olivia Newton-John who came here looking just for the lyrics to Coolin’ Down, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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