Lyrics to
Downstream

This version of Downstream was released by Supertramp in 1977.

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Took a boat Sunday, down by the sea
It just felt so nice, you and me
We didn’t have a problem or a care
And all around was silence, everywhere

You are the reason I was born
Be with you through all seasons
I’ll always hear you when you call
We’ll keep the love light shining
Through each night and day
A lonely life behind me
Oh what a change you’ve made

So down here on the ocean we will stay
Went through a lot of changes
Turned a lot of pages
When I took a boat Sunday

To know you as I know you now
That is all I need
And we will get along somehow
If we both believe

So down here on the ocean we will stay
Went through a lot of changes
Turned a lot of pages
When I took a boat Sunday

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Supertramp has released many songs over the years besides Downstream. Supertramp released songs from 1970 to 2002 spanning across albums like Supertramp, Indelibly Stamped, Crime Of The Century, Crisis? What Crisis?, Even In The Quietest Moments..., Breakfast In America, ...Famous Last Words..., Brother Where You Bound, Free As A Bird, Some Things Never Change, and Slow Motion. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Supertramp.

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About Lyrics and Downstream by Supertramp

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

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

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