I Lost You

I Lost You
I Lost You
You slipped from your costume
Like an actress in this tragedy
You're just an apparition in a haunting mystery
I fear that you've passed over me...
And there's nothing I can do because
I Lost You

Just like a rich man who is careless of his change
I took you for granted
And then you went to strangers
From deep within my heart I feel a distant fading pulse
A poor woman looking for last coin in her purse

I Lost You
I Lost You
You slipped from your costume
Like an actress in this tragedy
You're just an apparition in a haunting mystery
I fear that you've passed over me...
And there's nothing I can do because
I Lost You

Just like a counterfeit you pass from palm to palm
I chased the one I surely loved to someone else's arms
I mislaid my senses, now that's easy to say
A fool who took his pleasure but then threw his love away

I Lost You
I Lost You
You slipped from your costume
Like an actress in this tragedy
You're just an apparition in a haunting mystery
I fear that you've passed over me...
And there's nothing I can do because
I Lost You

On The Road To Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa – 2009

I Lost You
Written by	Elvis Costello & Jim Lauderdale
Performed by	Elvis Costello
Produced by	T Bone Burnett
Musicians	Elvis Costello - lead and harmony vocals, Martin D-28 acoustic guitar (1954) Pete Thomas - drums Dennis Crouch - double bass Mike Compton - mandolin Jerry Douglas - lap steel Stuart Duncan - fiddle Jeff Taylor - accordion Marc Ribot - electric guitar Steve Nieve - Vox Continental organ
Albums	National Ransom, 2010
Length	2:56

First known performance:
September 3, 2009, Tulsa, OK
Last known performance:
January 30, 2013, Sydney, Australia
(15 known performances)

“Jim Lauderdale and I had written a song that afternoon on the ride from Dallas. It was called “I Lost You,” and we rehearsed and debuted it at the show, so sadly, there was not enough time to also work up our version of “Thorn,” as I had originally planned.” — SundanceChannel.com