Lyrics to
When That Evening Sun Goes Down

This version of When That Evening Sun Goes Down was released by Van Morrison in 1971.

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I want you, be around
When that evening sun goes down
I want you, be around
Keep my both feet on the ground
When that evening sun goes down
I want you, understand
Little girl, take me by my hand
I want you, understand
I wanna be your loving man
When that evening sun goes down
If it’s nice, we’ll go for a walk, a stroll in the clear moonlight
Singing a song, won’t take long
Everything gonna be alright
And I wanna hold you oh so near
Keep you, darling from all fear
I wanna hold you oh so near
Nibble on your little ear
When that evening sun goes down

If it’s nice, go for a walk, stroll in the clear moonlight
Sing you a song, won’t take long
Everything gonna be alright
And I wanna hold you oh so near
Keep you, darling from all fear
I wanna hold you oh so near
Nibble on your little ear
When that evening sun goes down
When that evening sun goes down
When that evening sun goes down…

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About Lyrics and When That Evening Sun Goes Down by Van Morrison

The lyrics for When That Evening Sun Goes Down are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1971 song by Van Morrison. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to When That Evening Sun Goes Down 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 When That Evening Sun Goes Down - Van Morrison 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 When That Evening Sun Goes Down by Van Morrison 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 When That Evening Sun Goes Down" means the words set to the music of When That Evening Sun Goes Down, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Van Morrison. 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 When That Evening Sun Goes Down and the lyrics to When That Evening Sun Goes Down are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Van Morrison who came here looking just for the lyrics to When That Evening Sun Goes Down, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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