Sweet Talkin' Woman

Album: Out Of The Blue (1977)
Charted: 6 17
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  • (Sweet talkin' woman)
    Where did you go?

    I was searchin' (searchin') on a one-way street
    I was hopin' (hopin') for a chance to meet
    I was waitin' for the operator on the line

    (She's gone so long) what can I do?
    (Where could she be?) no, no, no
    Don't know what I'm gonna do
    I gotta get back to you

    You gotta slow down (slow down)
    Sweet talkin' woman (slow down)
    You got me runnin' (run, run), you got me searchin'
    Hold on (hold on)
    Sweet talkin' lover (hold on)
    It's so sad if that's the way it's over
    (Sweet talkin' woman)

    I was (workin'), many days go by
    I was thinkin' (thinkin') 'bout the lonely nights
    Communication breakdown all around

    (She's gone so long) what can I do?
    (Where could she be now?) no, no, no
    Don't know what I'm gonna do
    I gotta get back to you

    You gotta slow down (slow down)
    Sweet talkin' woman (slow down)
    You got me runnin' (run, run), you got me searchin'
    Hold on (hold on)
    Sweet talkin' lover (hold on)
    It's so sad if that's the way it's over
    (Sweet talkin' woman)

    I've been livin' (livin') on a dead-end street
    I've been askin' (where's she hidin'?) everybody I meet
    Insufficient data coming through

    (She's gone so long) what can I do?
    (Where could she be?) no no, no
    Don't know what I'm gonna do
    I gotta get back to you, no

    Slow down (slow down)
    Sweet talkin' woman (slow down)
    You got me runnin' (run, run), you got me searchin'
    Hold on (hold on)
    Sweet talkin' lover (hold on)
    It's so sad if that's the way it's over
    (Sweet talkin' woman)

    Slow down (slow down)
    Sweet talkin' woman (slow down)
    You got me runnin', you got me searchin'
    Hold on (hold on)
    Sweet talkin' lover (hold on)
    It's so sad if that's the way it's over

    Slow down (slow down)
    Sweet talkin' woman (slow down)
    You got me runnin', you got me searchin'
    Hold on (hold on)
    Sweet talkin' lover (hold on)
    It's so sad if that's the way it's over

    Slow down (slow down)
    Sweet talkin' woman (slow down)
    You got me runnin', you got me searchin'
    Hold on (hold on)
    Sweet talkin' lover (hold on)
    It's so sad if that's the way it's over

    Slow down (slow down)
    Sweet talkin' woman (slow down)
    You got me runnin', you got me searchin' Writer/s: Jeff Lynne
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 10

  • Sherri Moore from ScIf I had to pick a favorite ELO song it would be difficult but if you held a gun to my head it would be Sweet talkin woman.
  • Brad from Tennessee I like the call and response in these lyrics. “Askin’ kindly”
  • Sandman from Washington StateThis is my all time favorite song since I was 12 y.o. I could listen to it several times a day and never grow tired of it. Wish I still had my 8 track tape and player. Great memories! Rock on Jeff Lynne
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 12th 1978, "Sweet Talkin' Woman" by the Electric Light Orchestra entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #78; and on April 23rd it peaked at #17 (for 2 weeks) and spent 16 weeks on the Top 100...
    Was track three of side one on the group's seventh studio album, 'Out of the Blue', and the album reached #4 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart...
    Three other tracks from the album also made the Top 100; "Turn To Stone" (#13), "Mr. Blue Sky" (#35), and "It's Over" (#75).
  • Oldpink from Farmland, InThis great song never fails to make me smile.
    Lynne's singing and lyrics full of simple joy really carry this.
  • Melissa from Windsor, CanadaThis is one of my absolute favourite songs by ELO. My others are "Livin' Thing" which is somehow happy, intense, and a little sad all at once, and "Mr. Blue Sky" for its brilliance and ability to fill me with optimism. I always wish I know whether or not there is more of a story behind the meaning of songs like this, but even if there are, it seems like they always remain secret to fans.
  • Jeff from Boston, MaThe US single was also pressed from colored vinyl, but I believe it was a trannslucent blue to go with the name of the album.
  • Alma from Laredo, TxI love this song. I wish there had been more of a romantic story premise to this song. However, it is still one of ELO's best.
  • Jennifer Harris from Grand Blanc, Miat first I thought this song was called Hoedown.
  • Zabadak from London, EnglandThis single was issued on purple vinyl in the UK.
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