CRAZY LOVE
Allman Brothers Lyrics

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Somewhere down on a back street
Way down deep in the back seat
where I first learned how to moan your name
I remember on the night I met you
Oh, sweet mama, I just can't forget you
And I can't stop thinkin' about your crazy love

Crazy love, crazy love

I love you mama
But your too bad to tame
Crazy love, crazy love
I love you mama ah, ah

Crazy love, crazy love
I love you mama
But your too bad to tame

Laid up here lookin' at my shoes
Stretched out with these hotel blues
I wish you'd only just call me on the phone
There ain't no doubt and I don't mean maybe
Oh, I just can't forget about you baby
I can't stop thinkin' about your crazy love

Crazy love, crazy love
I love you mama
But your too bad to tame

Crazy love, crazy love
I love you mama, oh no

Overall Meaning

The Allman Brothers' "Crazy Love" is a soulful song that speaks about an intense love that is simply wild and untamable. The singer starts by remembering a secret place he and his lover would meet to explore each other's passions. The backstreet and back seat imagery may suggest something clandestine or taboo about the love that flourished between the two. At that time, the singer had just met the woman, but he confesses that he can’t forget her, and her passionate love has been driving him crazy ever since.

The song then transitions to a different setting, where the singer seems to be feeling sad and lonely. He is in a hotel room, and all he can do is lie down while feeling blue. The singer longs to hear his lover's voice again, hoping that she would call him, but it seems like his wish would not come true anytime soon. Again, he confesses that he loves her unconditionally, but the woman is simply too wild and untamable, and there is nothing he can do to change it.

In essence, "Crazy Love" speaks about a love that is irrational and uncontrollable, yet powerful and intoxicating enough to make the singer willing to tolerate the pain and longing. The Allman Brothers' masterful delivery of the song's emotions makes it an enduring classic up to this day.

Line by Line Meaning

Somewhere down on a back street
In a place far away from the public eye

Way down deep in the back seat
Hidden in a deep and private place

where I first learned how to moan your name
Where I first showed my love and desire for you

I remember on the night I met you
I recall the night we first met

Oh, sweet mama, I just can't forget you
I can't forget you, my dear mother figure

And I can't stop thinkin' about your crazy love
I can't help but constantly think of your passionate love

Laid up here lookin' at my shoes
Sitting somewhere, feeling low and defeated

Stretched out with these hotel blues
Feeling down and hopeless in a hotel room

I wish you'd only just call me on the phone
I long for your call, hoping to hear from you

There ain't no doubt and I don't mean maybe
I am completely sure, without any uncertainty

Oh, I just can't forget about you baby
I can't stop thinking about you, my dear