I wrote this as originally as an empty backing track to collaborate with another writer. Time was dragging on, and I was thinking about my first car that I bought before I could legally drive, a purple and yellow ‘57 Caddy with no brakes. This is a long and pointless story, so I’ll skip it.

Anyway, the first line came, and the rest flowed like water.

I Lost It 2007 Chuck Lee Bramlet

Once I had a Cadillac
Gave it to a girl, so I lost it
Once I had a shirt on my back
Gave it to a girl, so I lost it

That’s why I can’t drink
No matter what you might think

Once I had a life
Gave it to a girl, so I lost it
She was my next ex wife
The perfect girl, so I lost it

That’s why it’s a shame
Please don’t tell me your name

Tell me everything, such pretty eyes
Let me hear you sing, your inner voice
Let me see your face, drop the disguise
Don’t know what’s good for me
I don’t have a choice

Once I do, then it’s on
When you do I am gone

Once I had a pair
Gave em to a girl, so I lost it
Had color in my hair
Hung out with a girl, so I lost it
Once had self esteem
Hooked up with a girl, so I lost it
Gave up on that dream
I couldn’t have it
So I lost it,
So I lost it

The tuning is CGDGCD, which is supposed to be Jimmy Page’s Rain Song tuning, but I couldn’t swear to it, because I can’t really play The Rain Song although it would be appropriate this am.

Next: Recording I Lost It (I’ll finish the Beatle thing later)