Lyrics to
Shot Down

This version of Shot Down was released by Neil Diamond in 1971.

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Shot Down,
Was a proud young bird
Flying high in the sky
I was shot down
Uh uh huh

I got ’round
Any sweet piece of pie I could take
I would buy
Now I’m shot down
She turned me out slammed the door.
Why I keep coming back I don’t know.
I don’t know.

I want her,
She’s a four cornered girl
In a three cornered world
And I want her.
Uh huh I love her,
And I almost believe
I get down on my knees.
‘Cause I love her.

Well can’t you see my epitaph.
Shot down
By the one girl he couldn’t have
Not have

Shot down
Baby I was shot down, come on
Shot down
Baby I was shot down
Shot down,
Baby I was shot down, come on
Shot down, I say, shot down
Whooo, shot down
Baby I was shot down
Shot down
Baby I was shot down…..

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The lyrics for Shot Down are defined as the words making up the song released by Neil Diamond in 1971. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Shot Down have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Neil Diamond and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Shot Down by Neil Diamond if you think through it. 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 Shot Down" means the words set to the music of Shot Down, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Neil Diamond. 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 Shot Down and the lyrics to Shot Down are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Neil Diamond who came here looking just for the lyrics to Shot Down, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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