Lyrics to
Sunset People

This version of Sunset People was released by Donna Summer in 1979.

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Late night flight, L.A.X.,
Limousine and you’re all set
For sunset, for sunset

Riot house a penthouse suite
The street’s alive below your feet
On sunset, on sunset

Rainbow girl, whiskey man
Spotting every star they can
On sunset, on sunset

Rock an’ roll every night
Underneath them neon signs
On sunset, on sunset

Sunset people, doin’ it right – night after night
Sunset people, night after night – doin’ it right
Sunset people, doin’ it right – night after night
Sunset people, doin’ it right – night after night
Holdin’ on to the last breath of life
On sunset, on sunset

Smooth haired guys thumbing rides
Linin’ up from side to side
On sunset, on sunset

In between pretty girls
Still sixteen but know the world
On sunset, on sunset

Foreign cars full of stars
Tinted glass to hide the scars
From sunset, from sunset

Billboard signs on the strip
Glamorize the latest hits
On sunset, on sunset

Sunset people, doin’ it right – night after night
Sunset people, night after night – doin’ it right
Sunset people, doin’ it right – night after night
Sunset people, doin’ it right – night after night
Holdin’ on to the last breath of life
On sunset, on sunset

Friday night the weekend crowd
Moves on in to get on down
On sunset, on sunset

Life is hot life is fast
People try to make it last
On sunset, on sunset

Sunset people, doin’ it right – night after night
Sunset people, night after night – doin’ it right
Sunset people, doin’ it right – night after night
Sunset people, night after night – doin’ it right
Sunset people, doin’ it right – night after night
Sunset people, night after night – doin’ it right
Sunset people, doin’ it right – night after night

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About Lyrics and Sunset People by Donna Summer

The lyrics to Sunset People are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Donna Summer used when the song was created in 1979. The lyrics to Sunset People have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Donna Summer 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 Sunset People by Donna Summer. 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 Sunset People" means the words set to the music of Sunset People, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Donna Summer. 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 Sunset People and the lyrics to Sunset People are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Donna Summer who came here looking just for the lyrics to Sunset People, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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