Lyrics to
Showdown

This version of Showdown was released by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) in 1973.

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She cried to the southern wind
About a love that was sure to end
Every dream in her heart was gone
Headin’ for a Showdown

Bad dreamer, what’s your name
Looks like we’re ridin’ on the same train
Looks as through there’ll be more pain
There’s gonna be a Showdown

And it’s rainin’ all over the world
It’s raining all over the world
Tonight, the longest night

She came to me like a friend
She blew in on a southern wind
Now my heart is turned to stone again
There’s gonna be a Showdown

Save me, oh save me
It’s unreal, the suffering
There’s gonna be a Showdown

And it’s rainin’ all over the world
It’s raining all over the world
Tonight, the longest night

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The lyrics to Showdown are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to Showdown are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Showdown back when it was created.

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