For Crying Out Loud

I was lost till you were found

And 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 California wind

Is blowing down our bodies again

And we're sinking deeper and deeper

In the chilly California sand

Oh, I know you belong inside my aching heart

And can't you see my faded Levis bursting apart?

And don't you hear 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 bottle of somewhere waiting

And there's a tank full 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'll receive somebody

With open arms, open eyes

Open up the sky

Let the burning thought of love shine through

For crying out loud, you know I love you

For crying out loud, you know I love you

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 at the chains of my master

I could laugh, oh, but you could cry

And I never knew just how high

I was flying, oh, with you right above me

And now the chilly California wind

Is blowing down our bodies again

And we're sinking deeper and deeper

In the chilly California sand

Oh, I know you belong inside my aching heart

And can't you see my faded Levis bursting apart?

And don't you hear 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 bottle of somewhere waiting

And there's a tank full 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'll receive somebody

With open arms, open eyes

Open up the sky

Let the burning thought of love shine through

For crying out loud, you know I love you

For crying out loud, you know I love you

For crying out loud, you know I love you

For crying out loud, you know I love you

For takin' in the rain when I'm feelin' so dry

For givin' me the answers when I'm askin' you why

And my oh my, for that, I thank you

For takin' in the sun when I'm feelin' so cold

For givin' me a child when my body is old

And don't you know, for that, I need you

For comin' to my room when you know I'm alone

For findin' me a highway, for drivin' me home

And you gotta know, for that, I serve you

For pullin' me away when I'm startin' to fall

For revvin' me up when I'm startin' to stall

And all in all, for that, I want you

For takin' and for givin' and for playin' the game

For plannin' for the future in the days that remain

Oh Lord, for that, I hold you

Oh, but most of all, for cryin' out loud, for that, I love you

Oh, but most of all, for cryin' out loud, for that, I love you

Oh, but most of all, for cryin' out loud, for that, I love you

When I'm cryin' out loud, you know I love you