Lyrics to
Under Suspicion

This version of Under Suspicion was released by Robert Palmer in 1979.

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Well, I’ve been mistreated
Been lied to and cheated
Misused and abused
Like something that you throw away

First you fill me with thunder
Then you let me go under
You can run, you can hide
But you ain’t gonna get away
Coz you’re under suspicion
Of leaving the scene of a broken heart
Under suspicion
Of a hit and run love affair

You ain’t got a conscience
And you made me the victim
Of a cruel and unusual crime
Now you’re under suspicion
Under suspicion
Under suspicion
Under suspicion of a hit and run love affair
Hey yeah yeah
Whoo

No matter where you be going
I got ways of knowing
And somewhere down the line
You’re gonna have to pay

Hey

Coz you’re under suspicion
Of leaving the scene of a broken heart yeah
Under suspicion
Of a hit and run love affair

You ain’t got a conscience
And you made me the victim
Of a cruel and unusual crime
Now you’re under suspicion
Under suspicion
Under suspicion
Yeah under suspicion of a hit and run love affair
Yeah yeah yeah
Under suspicion
Under suspicion
Ain’t got no where to run
Coz you’re under suspicion
Under suspicion
Under suspicion
Under suspicion
Of leavin’ the scene of a broken heart
Under suspicion
Yeah under suspicion of a hit and run love affair

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About Lyrics and Under Suspicion by Robert Palmer

The lyrics for Under Suspicion are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1979 song by Robert Palmer. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Under Suspicion 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 Under Suspicion - Robert Palmer 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 Under Suspicion by Robert Palmer 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 Under Suspicion" means the words set to the music of Under Suspicion, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Robert Palmer. 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 Under Suspicion and the lyrics to Under Suspicion are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Robert Palmer who came here looking just for the lyrics to Under Suspicion, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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