Lost Woman
The Yardbirds Lyrics


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Don't know where to run to
Don't know where to hide
See my future coming
Like the rising of the tide

But I lost you
Lost you, woman
The only woman
Woman who was my kind

Made me lose my money
You made me lose my mind
It's people like you, baby
Going to rule mankind

But I lost you
Lost you, woman
The only woman
Woman who was my kind

But if you come back
I won't be the same
What you did to me
You can hardly call humane

But I lost you
But I still love you




The only woman
Woman who was my kind

Overall Meaning

The Yardbirds's song Lost Woman is a classic example of blues rock music, with raw and emotional lyrics that describe the loss of a woman who was once the center of the singer's world. From the very first verse of the song, the mood is set as the singer declares he has nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide. He sees his future coming, but it does not offer any solace, as he feels lost without the woman he has lost.


The chorus is where the raw pain of the singer's loss comes through, as he repeats that he has lost the only woman who was his kind. In the verses that follow, he laments how the woman has made him lose his money and his mind, and how people like her are going to rule mankind. He is bitter and hurt, but also resigned to the fact that he cannot change what has happened.


In the final verse, the singer admits that if the woman were to come back, he would not be the same. He acknowledges that what she did to him was not humane, but despite it all, he still loves her. The song ends on this bittersweet note, with the singer still missing the woman who was once his world.


Line by Line Meaning

Don't know where to run to,
I am lost and do not know where to go to escape my emotional turmoil.


Don't know where to hide.
I am unable to find a place to hide from the painful thoughts in my own mind.


See my future coming,
I am aware of the approaching changes and difficulties that will come in my future.


Like the rising of the tide.
These changes are similar to the unstoppable force of the tide that I am unable to prevent or control.


But I lost you,
I have lost the person who was most important to me and this loss is causing me great pain.


Lost you woman.
I have lost the woman who was everything to me, and her absence is felt greatly.


The only woman,
She was the only woman who mattered to me and without her I feel lost.


Woman who was my kind.
She was the type of woman who understood and accepted me for who I am, and losing her has left me feeling alone and misunderstood.


Made me lose my money,
She caused me to spend or potentially waste large amounts of money, possibly due to risky or irresponsible behavior on my part.


You made me lose my mind.
Her absence and the confluence of events following her departure caused me to lose my sense of rationality and mental stability.


It's people like you, baby,
Individuals like my lover who are reckless and self-centered will ultimately rule mankind and the world we inhabit.


Going to rule mankind.
These types of people will be the ones to control the future, potentially at the cost of others.


But I lost you,
Even though I lost her, her memory and importance to me remains.


But I still love you.
Despite my pain and hardship, the love I had for her remains true and strong in my heart.


The only woman,
Though there may be other women in my life, she was the only one who mattered - the one and only.


Woman who was my kind.
She was the kind of person who understood me, and without her I am nothing but lost.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jeff Beck, Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith

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Please note: All the lyrics below were taken from the actual album 1988 Eric Clapton Crossword.

Enjoy

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on Boom Boom

01 Eric Clapton and The Yardbirds - Boom Boom Lyrics - From the Album - CD01 1988 - Eric Clapton - Crossroads
Boom, boom, boom, boom
I'm gonna shoot you right down
Knock you off your feet
And take you home with me

Put you in my house
Boom, boom, boom, boom
Boom, boom, boom, boom
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I love to see you strut
When you're walking to me
When you're talking to me
That knocks me out
Now let's go

Musical Interlude

Boom, boom, boom, boom
You know I like it like that
With your baby-talk
Oh and the way that you walk

You know it knocks me right down
Knocks me off my feet
Boom, boom, boom, boom
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh, oh, oh, oh
How, how, how, how
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now, now, now, now

Musical Outro

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on Boom Boom

02 Eric Clapton and The Yardbirds - Honey In Your Hips Lyrics - From the Album - CD01 1988 - Eric Clapton - Crossroads


When I get out on the dancing floor,
There ain't no stopping for an hour or more,
I go rocking up and down and around and round,
I go reeling to the beat of that crazy sound.
I can't stop, I want to kiss your pretty lips,
'Cause I know, pretty babe, you got honey in your hips.

I can't stop my feet and I can't stop my hands,
When I hear the sound of a rock 'n' roll band.
Gotta rock, gotta roll, gonna jump and shout;
Nobody better come and turn me out.
I'm staying all night till I get my kicks,
'Cause you know, pretty babe,
You got honey in your hips.

Musical Interlude

I want you and you want me,
We're gonna dance all night till we both feel free,
We'll shake and we'll shimmy right across the floor,
When it gets late, we'll dance out the door.
You better get ready with your pretty lips,
'Cause you know, pretty babe, you got honey in your hips.

Musical Outro

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03 Eric Clapton and The Yardbirds - Baby What's Wrong? Lyrics - From the Album - CD01 1988 - Eric Clapton - Crossroads


Oh baby, honey what's wrong with you?
Well now baby, honey what's wrong with you?
Well, you don't treat me, baby, like you used to do.

I can't help it, baby, if I'm acting strange.
I'm just hoping, baby, I'm not going insane.
Well baby, honey what's wrong with you?
Well now, you don't treat me, baby, like you used to do.

Musical Interlude

I can't help it, baby, if I'm acting strange.
I'm just hoping, baby, I'm not going insane.
Well baby, honey what's wrong with you?
Well now, you don't treat me, baby, like you used to do.

Oh baby, honey what's wrong with you?
Well now baby, honey what's wrong with you?
Well, you don't treat me, baby, like you used to do.

Musical Outro

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on Boom Boom

04 Eric Clapton and The Yardbirds - I Wish You Would Lyrics - From the Album - CD01 1988 - Eric Clapton - Crossroads


Early in the morning, 'bout the break of day,
That's when my baby went away.
Come back, baby, I wish you would,
Try and love me, you won't do no good.

Walking and a-kissing late at night;
I tell you now baby, I feel just right.
Come now baby, whatcha trying to do?
Trying to love me and some other man, too.

Come now baby, give me one more chance.
You know I still love you, want to give you romance.
Yeah romance, all night long, in my arms, woah yeah.

Musical Interlude

Early in the morning, 'bout the break of day,
That's when my baby went away.
Come back, baby, I wish you would,
Try and love me, you won't do no good.

You know baby that I love you so.
You know, pretty baby, it hurts me to see you go.
Oh yeah, oh yeah.

Anonymous


on Boom Boom

05 Eric Clapton and The Yardbirds - A Certain Girl Lyrics - From the Album - CD01 1988 - Eric Clapton - Crossroads


There's a certain girl I've been in love with a long, long time.
(What's her name?) I can't tell you. (No!)
I can't reveal her name until I've got her.
(What's her name?) I can't tell you. (No!)
Well, I've tried to get her time and time again.
We just end up as nothing but friends.
And there's a certain girl I've been in love with a long, long time.
(What's her name?) I can't tell you. (No!)
Well, there's a certain chick I've been sweet on since I met her.
(What's her name?) I can't tell you. (No!)
I can't repeat her name until I get her.
(What's her name?) I can't tell you. (No!)
Well one day, I'm gonna wake up and say,
"I'll do anything just to be your slave."
And there's a certain girl I've been in love with a long, long time.
(What's her name?) I can't tell you. (No!)

Musical Interlude

Well, I've tried to get her time and time again.
We just end up as nothing but friends.
And there's a certain girl I've been in love with a long, long time.
(What's her name?) I can't tell you. (No!)
There's a certain chick I've been sweet on since I found her.
(What's her name?) I can't tell you. (No!)
I can't reveal her name until I get her.
(What's her name?) I can't tell you. (No!)
Well now one day, get her time and time again.
We just end up as nothing but friends.
And there's a certain girl I've been in love with a long, long time.
(What's her name?) I can't tell you. (No!)
I can't tell you. (No!)
I can't tell you. (No!)
I can't tell you.

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06 Eric Clapton and The Yardbirds - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Lyrics - From the Album - CD01 1988 - Eric Clapton - Crossroads


Good morning, little schoolgirl
Good morning, little schoolgirl
Can I go home with you
Won't you let me go home with you
So I can hug, hug, squeeze, squeeze
If you let me I can tease you baby
Hey, hey hey hey. Hey hey hey hey. Hey, yeah

Let's dance, little schoolgirl
Let's dance, little schoolgirl
Won't you let me take you to the hop, hop
Have a party at the soda shop
So we can do the twist, do the stroll
To the music of the rock 'n' roll
Hey, hey hey hey. Hey hey hey hey. Hey, yeah

Musical Interlude

Good morning, little schoolgirl
Good morning, little schoolgirl
Can I go home with you
Won't you let me go home with you
So I can hug, hug, squeeze, squeeze
If you let me I can tease you baby
Hey, hey hey hey. Hey hey hey hey. Hey, yeah

Good morning, little schoolgirl
Good morning, little schoolgirl
Can I go home with you?
Won't you let me go home with you?
Tell your mama and your papa that I love you
Tell your sisters and your brother that I love you
Hey, hey hey hey. Hey, hey hey hey
Hey, hey hey hey. Hey, hey hey hey

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07 Eric Clapton and The Yardbirds - I Ain't Got You Lyrics - From the Album - CD01 1988 - Eric Clapton - Crossroads


I got a Maserati G.T.
With snakeskin upholstery.
I got a charge account at Goldblatt's
But I ain't got you.

I got a closet full of clothes,
But no matter where it goes,
It keeps a ring in the nose,
But I ain't got you.

I got a tavern and a liquor store.
I play the numbers, yeah, four forty-four.
I got a mojo, yeah, don't you know,
I'm all dressed up with no place to go.

I got women to the right of me.
I got women to the left of me.
I got women all around me,
But I ain't got you.
No, I ain't got you.

Musical Interlude

I got a tavern and a liquor store.
I play the numbers, yeah, four forty-four.
I got a mojo, yeah, don't you know,
I'm all dressed up with no place to go.

I got women to the right of me.
I got women to the left of me.
I got women all around me,
But I ain't got you.
No, I ain't got you.
No, I ain't got you

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08 Eric Clapton and The Yardbirds - For Your Love Lyrics - From the Album - CD01 1988 - Eric Clapton - Crossroads


For your love.
For your love.
For your love.
I'd give you everything and more, and that's for sure.
For your love.
I'd bring you diamond rings and things right to your door.
For your love.

To thrill you with delight,
I'll give you diamonds bright.
There'll be things that will excite,
To make you dream of me at night.

For your love.
For your love.
For your love.

For your love, for your love,
I would give the stars above.
For your love, for your love,
I would give you all I could.

For your love.
For your love.
For your love.
I'd give the moon if it were mine to give.
For your love.
I'd give the stars and the sun 'fore I live.
For your love.

To thrill you with delight,
I'll give you diamonds bright.
There'll be things that will excite,
To make you dream of me at night.

For your love.
For your love.
For your love.
For your love.

Anonymous


on Boom Boom

09 Eric Clapton and The Yardbirds - Got To Hurry Lyrics - From the Album - CD01 1988 - Eric Clapton - Crossroads


This is an Instrumental

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