Listen to The Lights Go Down by Electric Light Orchestra

The Lights Go Down

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra

Performer

Jeff Lynne

Vocals

Kelly Groucutt

Background Vocals

Rainer Pietsch

Conductor

Richard Tandy

Synthesizer

Bev Bevan

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jeff Lynne

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Jeff Lynne

Producer

Joe Gastwirt

Mastering Engineer

Joseph M. Palmaccio

Joseph M. Palmaccio

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

The lights go down

[Verse 2]

One day

I gotta get outta here

I gotta make everything clear

I gotta see you

Oh, oh

I know

The way that I feel is wrong, so wrong

But I gotta carry on

When you ain't around

[Verse 3]

I believe things are going wrong

And the night goes on and on

All your dreams have flown away

And the sun won't shine today

[Verse 4]

The lights go down (Still want you, baby)

The lights go down (Still need you, baby)

The lights go down

And there's no one around

[Verse 5]

I know

You're waiting so close to me

But how will you ever see

As time rolls away?

Lonely

But tryin' to be so proud

And just as I turn around

The lights go down

[Verse 6]

I believe things are going wrong

And the night goes on and on

All your dreams have flown away

And the sun won't shine today

[Verse 7]

The lights go down (Still want you, baby)

The lights go down (Still need you, baby)

The lights go down

And there's no one around

[Verse 8]

The lights go down (Still want you, baby)

The lights go down (Still need you, baby)

The lights go down

And there's no one around

[Verse 9]

The lights go down (Still want you, baby)

The lights go down (Still need you, baby)

The lights go down (Still want you, baby)

The lights go down

Written by: Jeff Lynne

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