Lyrics to For Crying Out Loud

This version of For Crying Out Loud was released by Meat Loaf in 1977.

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I was lost till you were found
But I never knew how far down
I was falling
Before I reached the bottom

I was cold and you were fire
And I never knew how the pyre
Could be burning
On the edge of the ice field

And now the chilly Californian wind
Is blowing down our bodies again
And we’re sinking deeper and deeper
In the chilly Californian sand
Oh I know you belong inside my aching heart
And can’t you see my faded Levis bursting apart
And don’t you here me crying
‘Oh Babe, don’t go’
And don’t you hear me screaming
‘How was I to know’

I’m in the middle of nowhere
Near the end of the line
But there’s a border to somewhere waiting
And there’s a tankful of time
Oh give me just another moment
To see the light of the day
And take me to another land
Where I don’t have to stay
And I’m gonna need somebody
To make me feel like you do
And I will receive somebody
With open arms, open eyes
Open up the sky and let the planet
That I love shine through

For crying out loud
You know I love you

I was damned and you were saved
And I never knew how enslaved
I was kneeling
In the chains of my master

I could laugh but you could cry
And I never knew just how high
I was flying
Ah with you right above me

For crying out loud
You know I love you

For taking in the rain when I’m feeling so dry
For giving me the answers when I’m asking you why
My oh my, for that I thank you
For taking in the sun when I’m feeling so cold
For giving me a child when my body is old
Don’t you know for that I need you

For coming to my room when you know I’m alone
For finding me a highway and for driving me home
For that I serve you

About Lyrics and For Crying Out Loud by Meat Loaf

The lyrics for For Crying Out Loud are defined as the words making up the song released by Meat Loaf in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to For Crying Out Loud have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Meat Loaf and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to For Crying Out Loud by Meat Loaf if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to For Crying Out Loud" means the words set to the music of For Crying Out Loud, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Meat Loaf. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to For Crying Out Loud and the lyrics to For Crying Out Loud are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Meat Loaf who came here looking just for the lyrics to For Crying Out Loud, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.