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Donna Summer – Breakdown (1980) | Track profile | Dork

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Donna Summer
The Wanderer
Breakdown

TRACK

Breakdown

Release date: 20th October 1980

From The Wanderer

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About This Track

"Breakdown" is a track by Donna Summer, from the album The Wanderer, released 20th October 1980. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Donna Summer

Donna Summer

Lyrics

Breakdown

Breakdown, shakedown again

Breakdown, over you

Breakdown, way down again

Breakdown, over you, over you

Just when our love appeared to be

Growing strong

And just when you believed that

We both belonged

You catch me out a cheating and

Foolin' 'round

You find that I'm lyin'

I feel like I'm dyin'

Here I come cryin' again

Breakdown, shakedown again

Breakdown, over you

Breakdown, way down again

Breakdown, over you, over you

I put you through this whole

Affair before

I broke it up, you broke it up even more

Then I begged you to patch it all

Up again

Why did you listen to me

You should have let it all be

You shouldn't put all your trust me

Breakdown, shakedown again

Breakdown, over you

Breakdown, way down again

Breakdown, over you, over you

Breakdown, let down again

Breakdown, over you

Breakdown, straight down again

Breakdown, over you, over you

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From The Wanderer

1980

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Album

Release year

1980

—Stop Me
—Looking Up
—Running for Cover
—Breakdown
—I Believe in Jesus
—Nightlife
—Who Do You Think You’re Foolin'
—The Wanderer
3:47
—Cold Love
3:40
—Grand Illusion

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