I'M LOST
(Otis Rene)

as recorded by Nat "King" Cole
with George Shearing (piano)
& orchestra conducted by Ralph Carmichael
December 19th 1961 Hollywood


I'm lost, I'm like a king without a throne,
I'm lost, just like a dog without his bone.
I'm walkin' round in circles doin' things I shouldn't do,
That's how much I'm lost without you!

I'm lost, I'm like a heart without its beat,
I'm lost, just like an army in defeat.
I'm like the Autumn trees that shed their leaves when Summer's through,
That's how much I'm lost without you!

Everything about me seems so strange, dear,
My friends tell me I don't appear the same.
I go around acting Silly Billy,
I can't even remember my name!

Baby I'm lost, because the phone at home won't ring,
I'm lost, our pet canary won't sing.
I'm lost because each souvenir you left has faded blue,
That's how much I'm lost without you!

I'm lost, because the phone at home won't ring,
I'm lost, our pet canary won't sing.
I'm lost because each souvenir you left has faded blue,
That's how much I'm lost without you,
That's how much I'm lost without you!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - November 2014)