Ten Long Years
Ten Long Years of Love Lost: A Blues Tale by Eric Clapton and B.B. King
Lyrics
Well, I had a woman,
Expressing past possession of a woman in the speaker's life.
She was nice, kind and loving to me in every way.
Describing the woman's positive qualities: nice, kind, and loving.
Oh, I had a woman,
Reiterating the presence of a woman in the speaker's past.
She was kind and loving to me in every way.
Repeating the woman's kindness and love towards the speaker.
Oh, she used to love me
Recalling the woman's past love and the gesture of bringing breakfast to bed.
And bring my breakfast to the bed every day.
Highlighting a specific loving routine in the relationship.
Oh, for ten long years,
Expressing the duration of a significant period—ten long years.
She was my pride and joy.
Describing the woman as the speaker's pride and joy during this time.
Oh, for ten long years,
Reiterating the ten-year duration and the woman's importance.
She was my pride and joy.
Emphasizing the woman as a source of pride and joy.
I used to call her my little girl.
Referring to the woman as the speaker's "little girl."
Oh, she used to call me, she used to call me her little boy.
Reciprocal affection with the woman calling the speaker her "little boy."
Oh, it's all over baby.
Declaring the end of the relationship or a significant change.
You know I'm all alone.
Expressing the speaker's current state of being alone.
It's all over baby.
Reiterating the loneliness and the end of the relationship.
Babe you know I'm all alone.
Affirming the speaker's solitary state after the woman's departure.
Well, the reason you hear me singing the blues, baby,
Providing the reason for the speaker's blues—the absence of the woman.
Yeah, you know my baby's gone, she's gone, she's gone.
Repeating the acknowledgment of the woman's departure, emphasizing her absence.
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