Eric Clapton - Layla Lyrics

Eric Clapton Lyrics

"Layla"
("Crossroads" Version)

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What will you do when you get lonely
No one waiting by your side?
You've been running, hiding much too long
You know it's just your foolish pride

Layla, got me on my knees
Layla, begging, darling, please Layla
Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?

Tried to give you consolation
Your old man had let you down
Like a fool, I fell in love with you
You turned my whole world upside down

Layla, got me on my knees
Layla, I'm begging, darling, please Layla
Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?

Make the best of the situation
Before I finally go insane
Please don't say we'll never find a way
Tell me all my love's in vain

Layla, got me on my knees
Layla, I'm begging, darling, please Layla
Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?

(Yeah, yeah)

Layla, got me on my knees
Layla, begging, darling, please Layla
Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?

(Yeah, yeah)

Layla, got me on my knees
Layla, begging, darling, please Layla
Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?

Layla, got me on my knees
Layla, begging, darling, please Layla
Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?

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Thanks to Rem, Johanna Gomes Guincho for correcting these lyrics.

Writer(s): Eric Patrick Clapton, Jim Gordon

The title of the song comes from a poem "Layla and Majnun" by the Persian poet Nezami Ganjavi, and Eric Clapton wrote it about Pattie Boyd, George Harrison's wife at the time.

"Layla", "Laylah", or "Leila" mean "night" of "dark beauty" in some of the languages in Middle East.

Pattie Boyd commented, "…I was amazed and thrilled at the song – it was so passionate and devastatingly dramatic…"

The high pitched guitar in the end was played by Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers Band.

Eric Clapton originally wrote "Layla" as a ballad, but when Duane Allman composed the song's signature riff, the song was recorded in its rock form with the help of producer Tom Dowd.

There is an acoustic version of this song released in 1992 and included on the album "Unplugged". This version won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.

Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time had this song at number 27 in 2004.

compilation: "Crossroads" (1988)

Eric Clapton - Crossroads compilation cover

Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

I Ain't Got You

For Your Love

Got To Hurry

(Instrumental)

Lonely Years

Bernard Jenkins

(Instrumental)

Hideaway

(Instrumental)

All Your Love

Rambling On My Mind

Have You Ever Loved A Woman

Sunshine Of Your Love

Tales Of Brave Ulysses

Steppin' Out

(Instrumental)

Can't Find My Way Home

Sleeping In The Ground

Got To Get Better In A Little While

Evil

One More Chance

Mean Old Frisco

Snake Lake Blues

(Instrumental)

Let It Grow

Ain't That Lovin' You

Motherless Children

I Shot The Sheriff

Better Make It Through Today

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Someone Like You

Hello Old Friend

Sign Language

Further On Up The Road

If I Don't Be There By Morning

Double Trouble

I Can't Stand It

The Shape You're In

Heaven Is One Step Away

She's Waiting

Too Bad

Miss You

Wanna Make Love To You

After Midnight

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