Lyrics to
Down So Low

This version of Down So Low was released by Linda Ronstadt in 1976.

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When you went away I cried
Cried for so long
And I wanted you to stay
Ah but that was all wrong

The pain you left behind
Has become part of me
And it’s burned out a hole
Where my love used to be

But it’s not losing you
That’s got me down so low
I just can’t find another man
To take your place

Well you know I love you
But that wasn’t enough
We both fell apart
When things got too tough
And I’ve learned how to give now
But what good
But what good would that do
No one can touch me
The way you used to do

And it’s not losing you
That’s got me down so low
I just can’t find another man
To take your place

Well I know your opinion
Of me is not good
Please try to understand
That I’d change
Well I’d change if I could
And this coldness inside me
Well it’s starting to build
And a woman can’t be a woman
Unless she’s fulfilled

But it’s not losing you
That’s got me down so low
I just can’t find another man
To take your place
There’s no one can

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About Lyrics and Down So Low by Linda Ronstadt

When you decide to study the lyrics to Down So Low, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1976 song by Linda Ronstadt. Some of the lyrics to Down So Low have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Linda Ronstadt and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Down So Low if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 Down So Low" means the words set to the music of Down So Low, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Linda Ronstadt. 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 Down So Low and the lyrics to Down So Low are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Linda Ronstadt who came here looking just for the lyrics to Down So Low, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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