Lyrics to
Downtown

This version of Downtown was released by The B-52'S in 1979.

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When you’re alone, and life is making you lonely
You can always go
Downtown

When you’ve got worries, all the noise and hurry
Seems to help, I know
Downtown

Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city,
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose? The lights are much brighter there…
You can forget all your troubles; forget all your cares, and go
Downtown — things will be great when you’re
Downtown — you’ll find a place for sure
Downtown — everything’s waiting for you

Downtown …. Downtown…

Don’t hang around, and let your problems surround you,
There are movie shows
Downtown

Maybe you know some little places to go to
Where they never close
Downtown

Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle Bossa Nova
You’ll be dancing with ’em too before the night is over,
Happy again…
The lights are much brighter there,
You can forget all your troubles; forget all your cares, and go
Downtown — where all the lights are bright
Downtown — waiting for you tonight
Downtown — you’re gonna be all right now…

Downtown…Downtown…Downtown…

Downtown!

Downtown!

And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you;
Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to
Guide them along…
So maybe I’ll see you there,
We can forget all our troubles; forget all our cares, and go
Downtown — things will be great when you’re
Downtown — don’t wait a minute more
Downtown — everything’s waiting for you…

Downtown…Downtown
Downtown…Downtown
Downtown…Downtown
Downtown…Downtown
Downtown…Downtown

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About Lyrics and Downtown by The B-52'S

The lyrics to Downtown are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that The B-52'S used when the song was created in 1979. The lyrics to Downtown have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only The B-52'S and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Downtown by The B-52'S. 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 Downtown" means the words set to the music of Downtown, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The B-52'S. 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 Downtown and the lyrics to Downtown are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The B-52'S who came here looking just for the lyrics to Downtown, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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