Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown Lyrics






I can see her lying back in her satin dress
In a room where you do what you don't confess

Sundown, you better take care
If I find you been creeping 'round my back stairs
Sundown, you better take care
If I find you been creeping 'round my back stairs

She's been looking like a queen in a sailor's dream
And she don't always say what she really means

Sometimes I think it's a shame
When I get feeling better when I'm feeling no pain
Sometimes I think it's a shame
When I get feeling better when I'm feeling no pain

I can picture every move that a man could make
Getting lost in her loving is your first mistake

Sundown, you better take care
If I find you been creeping 'round my back stairs
Sometimes I think it's a sin
When I feel like I'm winning when I'm losing again

I can see her looking fast in her faded jeans
She's a hard loving woman, got me feeling mean

Sometimes I think it's a shame
When I get feeling better when I'm feeling no pain
Sundown, you better take care
If I find you been creeping 'round my back stairs
Sundown, you better take care
If I find you been creeping 'round my back stairs
Sometimes I think it's a sin
When I feel like I'm winning when I'm losing again





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  1. P.... S....

    Make a woman, that hurt look bad in front of whole world and create iconic song, that remain popular 40 years, that's what I say kill two birds with one rock.

  2. T.... R....

    James Spader took me here.....

  3. D.... F....

    What a great song.
    What a beautiful woman.

  4. b.... r....

    Oh yea..made the mistake of fallin in love with a woman like that when I was young, dumb, and full of,...well you know...It was fun but ...Ouch

  5. D.... C....

    Wonderful memories to listen to.

  6. a.... ....

    Knives out brought me here

  7. E.... R....

    Gordon u sucker for love ass trick

  8. A.... k....

    who is this girl in video?

  9. I.... E....

    one of those songs that just washes over you.

  10. D.... C....

    Gordon Lightfoot is one of the few artists whose stature seems to increase as time goes on, at least in my book.

  11. 1.... ....

    CSI New York they use a Crappy Cover of a Great Song .
    UGH ......
    sacrilege !

  12. R.... ....

    Hahaha gordon lightfoot is hilarious

  13. d.... t....

    This was real music loved his story he told

  14. W.... K....

    Mr. Blevins, you do amazing video work, and pick amazing songs.

    W.... K....

    W K, thank you.

  15. S.... ....

    The FK are you on about bud?

  16. M.... K....

    Godspeed Gordon, safe travels.

  17. k.... ....

    If you were alive in 1974, you would remember this song. It's great!

  18. J.... D....

    A very mature song full of feling & emotion. Love it.

  19. B.... R....

    Still the best!

  20. J.... M....

    they just don't make music like this anymore this song never gets old Gordon Lightfoot one of the all time greats

  21. M.... W....

    Nicely done.

  22. d.... ....

    The 70s would have been the best decade

    d.... ....

    Just get ride of the Vietnam War, Watergate, oil crisis, Iranian hostages, double-digit inflation, loss of American manufacturing jobs, and polyester leisure suits...and it would have been great.

  23. T.... S....

    Oh great song

  24. e.... ....

    Maybe my favorite song ever...

  25. K.... G....

    She has a VERY nice tattoo.

  26. A.... A....

    What's her name???

  27. G.... ....

    Best song.

  28. S.... S....

    Cause i feel no pain hyped off on coffee n cigarettes n tylenol!!!

  29. S.... S....

    Sun is never going down. Neither is the moon and STARS!!!

  30. P.... M....

    Gladly flash back to be her JumpMaster!!!

  31. F.... P....

    This song came out in 1975 even the video has a 70s feel to it

  32. K.... L....

    This song never gets old....., man I'm soon 57......been listening to this since I was a kid.....brilliant song. Legendary singer.

  33. S.... R....

    They play this song in the background in Knives Out. Makes perfect sense after you watch the movie.

  34. S.... P....

    In the era of singer/songwriters - James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Carly Simon, many more - this guy tends to get overlooked.

  35. G.... C....

    A masterpiece. Notice how the verses are repeated, but never follow a specific pattern.

  36. s.... a....

    This song flashes all my good memories in front of my eyes,i have heard it in blacklist and when i listen to it i feel like Raymond reddington

  37. S.... B....

    Blacklist s1😱😱🤗👍

  38. M.... D....

    I love music today, but nothing comes close to beating this!!

  39. P.... H....

    Great song and love her Airborne tattoo!

  40. B.... Y....

    Who makes a song like this?



    Gordon Lightfoot kids

  41. m.... s....

    SUPERNATURAL. <3
    FANFICTION.

  42. S.... A....

    Just heard this in the movie Knives Out. Always remember this song from one of the records my mom played way back.

  43. D.... H....

    2020 and still rocking out like it came out yesterday

  44. j.... h....

    Sometimes you find a song that makes whisky taste better :)

  45. D.... D....

    Back again.....Pure Classic....none better

  46. C.... C....

    Nice tattoo, my Airborne sister. At least I hope she didn't put those on unless she earned them....

  47. S.... S....

    Hes singing about my gfs. timeless classic

  48. C.... 9....

    Wicked!!

  49. M.... R....

    Beautiful melody can anyone suggest me more songs just like this one

    M.... R....

    His song beautiful

  50. R.... C....

    Who could thumbs down this?

  51. G.... L....

    The Blacklist

  52. R.... F....

    MOONDOG!!!!!!

  53. A.... N....

    Keep cheating and he is gonna kill ya!

  54. b.... c....

    I can relate to this song,,,,,,,,my ex-wife..

    b.... c....

    Did she have a lot of dudes creeping around your back stair?

  55. S.... S....

    Love my dad died. 11/2/1999. Andrew J Hvizdos:)) RIP

  56. J.... S....

    Have a daddy that is a paratrooper.... Then try to marry one... They are not always your Daddy! Love you Daddy! You are a true soldier with Valor! You are a True man! They broke the mold! Love your Pumpkin .....

  57. J.... K....

    My God, this one hurts!

  58. W.... G....

    This song makes a lot more sense In context when its playing in the background behind Ransom and Marta

  59. e.... k....

    Marta and Ransom brought me here.

    e.... k....

    You did it!👍

    e.... k....

    Raymond Reddington brought me here

  60. K.... M....

    This is when the music made you use your imagination to visualize the story the song is telling. It's from before the days of MTV and music videos took away the ability to imagine all the things the song is telling. They gave us the story they wanted the masses to see, rather than each person having his or her interpretation of the song.

    The mind is a terrible thing to waste !!!

  61. J.... R....

    A song about a whore. I would just like to take out time to honor whores ,or what some call prostitutes, here for all to see. In ancient times ,world round, there have been traditions that venerate goddesses that were sacred whores and in some of those traditions a woman would actually take the position of assuming the role for men and women. So I have much gratitude and respect for ladies who totally go outside the norm provided they do what they do safely. Thank you for all of your sexual healing and giving men an outlet of relief. How many of you are just absolutely deaf or blind to what the song is really about???🤣 “I can see her lyin' back in her satin dress
    In a room where ya do what ya don't confess”.”I can picture every move that a man could make
    Getting lost in her lovin' is your first mistake”. These two lines in the lyrics tell the listener what this song is all about.🤪 This video shows a beautiful woman all through it ,but the song isn’t really saying anything good about her. The song is about a dishonest whore. Gordon’s relationship to Cathy Smith was one where she frequented bars and stayed out late without him. She was “bone-hoping” and later the evidence came out about her infidelity from what some online sources say. So she qualified as a whore. Obviously Lightfoot wrote this about the stormy relationship with his one time girlfriend Cathy Smith, who was later sentenced for delivering a lethal dose of heroin to John Belushi. The song is about an unfaithful/promiscuous woman. “I still love you Jenny”-Forest Gump🤣

  62. A.... ....

    Just heard this song yesterday. It's been bugging me so I had to listen to it again

  63. E.... L....

    Always a good somg

  64. T.... x....

    Knives out anyone?? Perfect song for the movie, LOVE GORDON!

  65. A.... T....

    sometimes...

  66. M.... S....

    HARD!!!!

  67. J.... D....

    I'm in love with the woman in this video...but not nearly as much as this song...

  68. p.... m....

    Great song

  69. E.... R....

    Knives out anyone?

  70. J.... W....

    Beautiful 1974 hit. ♥️

  71. H.... ....

    "Knives out" brought me here

    H.... ....

    Ngl same

    H.... ....

    I knew gorden Lightfoot before knives out, but I'm glad they used this song.

  72. M.... C....

    Só lembro de blacklist ❤️

  73. D.... C....

    This sing will appear in "For All Mankind", I predict

  74. M.... W....

    7 years sober and yes I think it’s a shame when I think I’m winning when I’m losing again..... 11.27.2019

    M.... W....

    Glad you’re here. It’s a tough road, but good luck to you.

  75. D.... D....

    589 dislikes.! Really?......are there that many people with no class?

    D.... D....

    Got caught creeping around his back stair. How the hell are they supposed to feel?

  76. A.... I....

    Jump run tatoo….   Looped static line in your hand and wings up.  Moving from the dark to the light and the punch of the blast out the door.  Damn I miss it.

  77. M.... S....

    Great song . Cheers

  78. F.... S....

    Im just cleaning my house

  79. K.... B....

    lol how many is here due to blacklist

  80. M.... w....

    I've loved this song ever since I was 6 in 74. I was randomly singing it, I have no idea why, something I watched on tv or youtube reminded me of it so I had to go play it. I have several times since remembering it and here I am again playing it. it has not aged at all.

  81. T.... S....

    Bought an entire Gordon Lightfoot vinyl just for this song, thanks to its appearance in The Blacklist

  82. V.... ....

    Did anyone else see the woman's wrist ink ? Jump Wings !!!

    V.... ....

    ALL AMERICAN RIGHT HERE! Hell yeah, I saw them.

  83. a.... f....

    found this while watching the blacklist........awesome

  84. M.... H....

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathy_Smith

  85. M.... F....

    Lightfoot writes like he's lived a couple hundred years.

    M.... F....

    OMG....all world's marital issues & she's mad u took a break listening to music in the shed???

  86. T.... ....

    back in the time when music was music

  87. H.... F....

    That bassline is the funkiest shit I've ever heard

  88. W.... C....

    I was once asked what my favorite all-time song was and answered with this. She said, it's about killing a prostitute (before Blacklist was a thought). I said, so?

  89. R.... S....

    Só vim por causa de Black List Reymond Redington

  90. s.... ....

    Great song. In case you’re wondering what it’s about. He’s describing how Epstein did not kill himself

  91. B.... M....

    My song, my song💋❤️🥰1975-2019 that’s how long I’ve liked this song🤘💋🦂🔥

  92. J.... K....

    I knew this woman; "hard loving woman" ! God "I" miss HER everyday !

    J.... K....

    Tell me more about her please

  93. D.... S....

    Happy Birthday Gord.

  94. D.... C....

    Good Song. Unlike the shit these days.

  95. H.... H....

    11/13/2019 and 584 thumbs down. What a bunch of losers!

  96. S.... W....

    Airborne tattoo at 1:31. Feet and knees together

  97. M.... U....

    Who's the babe?