Randy Newman has mentioned that the inspiration for this song came from a story told to him by his brother, who is an oncologist, about a family that lost their 20-something son to brain cancer. They said to his brother that despite having got over other previous hardship and losses, at this point t...
Was a fool with my money
And I lost every dime
And the sun stopped shining
And it rained all the time
It did set me back some
But I made it through
But I'll never get over losing you
Do you know how much you mean to me?
Should've told you cause it's true
I'd get over losing anything
But I'll never get over losing you
When you're young
And there's time
You forget the past
You don't think that you will
But you do
But I know that I don't have time enough
And I'll never get over losing you
I've been cold
I've been hungry
But not for awhile
I guess most of my dreams have come true
With it all here around me
No peace do I find
Cause I'll never get over losing you
No, I'll never get over losing you
Losing You was written by Randy Newman.
Losing You was produced by Mitchell Froom & Lenny Waronker.
Randy Newman released Losing You on Tue Aug 05 2008.