Lita Ford (born Lita Rossana Ford on September 19, 1958 in London, U.K.) is… Read Full Bio ↴Lita Ford (born Lita Rossana Ford on September 19, 1958 in London, U.K.) is a hard rock singer and guitarist who achieved popularity during the 1980s. Ford was born in London but is of Italian heritage. She moved with her family to the United States while still very young. She began playing the guitar at age 11.

In 1976 at the age of 17 she became one of the founding members of the legendary teenage all-female hard rock band The Runaways. There she played lead guitar.

After the group folded in 1979, she began a solo career. Her guitar playing was well respected amongst her peers, both when she was a member of The Runaways and as a solo act. When she had the material to back her up, Ford was inarguably capable of rocking out aggressively and assertively, and more times than not, better than the best of her male counterparts. Her first two albums, Out for Blood and Dancin' on the Edge were relatively successful, and in 1985, Ford was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Performance for "Gotta Let Go", along with Wendy O. Williams and Pia Zadora. However the musical genre of "arena metal rock" had already crested and was now beginning its decline in the second half of the 1980s.

Nothing was heard from Ford for the next four years; a follow-up to Dancin' on the Edge, titled The Bride Wore Black, was abandoned and never released, as Ford switched from Mercury Records to RCA Records. By the time Ford returned again, the lighter pop-metal she had long favored had broken through to mainstream audiences, which set the stage for her most commercially successful album, 1988's Lita. With Sharon Osbourne as her manager, and slickly produced by Mike Chapman, the album featured Ford's first commercial hit, the #12 "Kiss Me Deadly". Its follow-up ballad, a duet with Ozzy Osbourne entitled "Close My Eyes Forever", provided both artists with their first Top Ten single.

Lita Ford is back with a vengeance! Her new album Wicked Wonderland is due for release October 6th 2009. More information can be found on her My Space profile: Lita Ford Official My Space Profile

I Can't Stand It
Lita Ford Lyrics

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I still remember everything you said
I'll love ya tonight but don't get uptight, no
Then I knew I'd never see you again
I want to make up with you but what can I do?

I can't stand it
Tonight you're here but tomorrow you're gone, oh, no
I can't stand it

The love that was real, got wasted away, oh, it's gone

I still remember the look in your eyes
Well, I wish I could fly, you make me cry
'Cause you were somethin' that I never had
And I never will but still I keep dreamin' of...

I can't stand it
Tonight you're here but tomorrow you're gone, oh, no
I can't stand it
The love that was real, got wasted away, oh, it's gone

I will wait forever, just to have you one more time
'Cause it's the only way, I can't ever keep you out of my mind

I can't stand it
I can't stand it
I can't stand it
You know there's no other way

I can't stand it
You know I can't take it no more...

Overall Meaning

In "I Can't Stand It," Lita Ford sings about a love that she can't get over, despite knowing that it's gone. The beginning of the song reflects on the past, with Ford remembering everything her lover said, indicating that their relationship has already ended. The lover promises to love her tonight but warns her not to get too attached because he will be gone tomorrow, demonstrating their lack of commitment to one another. Despite this, Ford expresses her wish to reconcile with her lover but doesn't know how to since they were never really together in the first place.

Throughout the song, the chorus repeats, "I can't stand it," expressing Ford's intense emotions and struggle to move on. The love she once shared with her lover was real but has now dissipated, wasted away. In the third verse, Ford recalls the look in her lover's eyes and how they made her feel. She wishes she could fly away from her current heartache, but her love for her lover is something she's never experienced before and thus keeps her dreaming of it. However, she acknowledges that it's time to move on but can't stand the pain of letting go.

Overall, "I Can't Stand It" portrays a person's struggle to move on from a love that they know isn't coming back. Despite the heartbreak, the person can't forget their lover and keeps holding on to the hope of rekindling what they once had.

Line by Line Meaning

I still remember everything you said
The singer recalls all the words the other person spoke.

I'll love ya tonight but don't get uptight, no
The singer will express love but does not want the other person to get overly emotional.

Then I knew I'd never see you again
The singer realized they would not have a future encounter with the other person.

I want to make up with you but what can I do?
The artist desires to reconcile with the other person but is unsure how to accomplish this.

I can't stand it
The artist cannot tolerate the situation.

Tonight you're here but tomorrow you're gone, oh, no
The other person is physically present for a brief time before leaving soon after.

The love that was real, got wasted away, oh, it's gone
A genuine affection that once existed between the singer and the other person has dissipated.

I still remember the look in your eyes
The artist retains a vivid recollection of the way the other person appeared when they were seen last.

Well, I wish I could fly, you make me cry
The artist longs to escape the situation but instead feels moved to tears.

'Cause you were somethin' that I never had
The other person possessed a quality or attribute that the artist lacks.

And I never will but still I keep dreamin' of...
The singer knows they will never attain what the other person had, yet they continue to imagine it.

I will wait forever, just to have you one more time
The artist will be patient indefinitely in hopes of being with the other person again.

'Cause it's the only way, I can't ever keep you out of my mind
The singer cannot stop thinking about the other person and views waiting as the only solution.

You know there's no other way
The singer believes there is no alternative course of action.

You know I can't take it no more...
The singer has become emotionally exhausted and cannot endure any longer.

Lyrics © RIPP ENT GROUP, INC DBA HOME GROWN MUSIC
Written by: L. FORD

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