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Slow Down Jackson

This version of Slow Down Jackson was released by Olivia Newton-John in 1975.

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Hmmm…I love to see you when you aren’t on the run
Looking long and lean and lazy lying in the sun
So, slow down Jackson, you don’t have to fly anymore
Slow down Jackson, love must have left you at my door

Hmmm…You’re a runner and you always will be
Maybe you can change your pacin’ when you are runnin’ with me
So, slow down Jackson, you don’t have to fly anymore
Slow down Jackson, love must have left you at my door

Hmmm…You’re like a rainbow stretched across the sun
Hmmm…My friend Jackson, warming everyone
So, slow down Jackson, you don’t have to fly anymore
Slow down Jackson, love must have left you at my door

So, slow down Jackson, you were flying solo before
Slow down Jackson, love must have left you at my door

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About Lyrics and Slow Down Jackson by Olivia Newton-John

The lyrics for Slow Down Jackson are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1975 song by Olivia Newton-John. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Slow Down Jackson have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Slow Down Jackson - Olivia Newton-John and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Slow Down Jackson by Olivia Newton-John in multiple 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 Slow Down Jackson" means the words set to the music of Slow Down Jackson, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Olivia Newton-John. 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 Slow Down Jackson and the lyrics to Slow Down Jackson are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Olivia Newton-John who came here looking just for the lyrics to Slow Down Jackson, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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