Crazy Love
Allman Brothers Lyrics
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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
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
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
I can't stop thinkin' about your crazy love
I can't help but constantly think of your passionate love
Crazy love, crazy love
Passionate, intense love
I love you mama
I care for you deeply, mother figure
But your too bad to tame
You are hard to control, difficult to make obedient
I love you mama ah, ah
I care for you deeply, mother figure
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DICKEY BETTS, FOREST RICHARD BETTS
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@TheRealForrestGeorge
Somewhere down on a back street
Way down deep in the back seat
Where I first learned how to moan your name,
I remember the night I met ya
Ooh sweet mama, I just cant forget ya
Cant stop thinkin bout your crazy love
Crazy love
Crazy love
I love you mama
But youre too bad to change
Crazy love
Crazy love
I love you mama
Uh, uh
Im laid up here lookin at my shoes
Stuck here with these hotel blues
I wish youd only just call me on the phone
Aint no doubt and I dont mean maybe
Whoo! i just cant forget about you baby
Cant stop thinkin bout your crazy love
Crazy love
Crazy love
I love you mama
But youre too bad to change
@KrupaDrums
How can one dislike this?! This is a true gem, co written by Don Johnson...
@danielburns987
this song went to #29 on the pop charts in 1979!!!
@debsue
One of their best! Thanks for posting it.
@skynatyc
I love this song! THANKS. It is the best on this album!
@DaveWollenberg
The Allmans hit #29 in Billboard, 5-5-79. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx!
@jimmypage2138
This is a really well written song
@ivanmay7890
Dickey Betts is an amazing slide player, proving so on the track Crazy Love.
@bulldog530
Great tune and great album. This one I think is pretty underrated in the ABB catalog, you have this tune, Just Ain't Easy and BB King cover, Blind Love among others.
@sweetginger777
this song is in my top 10!
@TheRealForrestGeorge
Somewhere down on a back street
Way down deep in the back seat
Where I first learned how to moan your name,
I remember the night I met ya
Ooh sweet mama, I just cant forget ya
Cant stop thinkin bout your crazy love
Crazy love
Crazy love
I love you mama
But youre too bad to change
Crazy love
Crazy love
I love you mama
Uh, uh
Im laid up here lookin at my shoes
Stuck here with these hotel blues
I wish youd only just call me on the phone
Aint no doubt and I dont mean maybe
Whoo! i just cant forget about you baby
Cant stop thinkin bout your crazy love
Crazy love
Crazy love
I love you mama
But youre too bad to change