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 Albums National Ransom, 2010 First known performance:  September 3, 2009, Tulsa, OK Last known performance:  June 28, 2010, Liverpool, England      (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

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