Tonight I’m gonna break away just you wait and see/
I’ll never be imprisoned by a faded memory.

“Crazy Love” is a Poco song beautifully sung song by Rusty Young. This song is a soft rock classic- a genre that is horribly neglected by top 500 lists. I treat all genres the same. I just want to hear a song that is well crafted with a good lyric and melody…I don’t care what genre it is, if it is great it is great.

What is great about Poco’s “Crazy Love” is the harmonies. The only other time you will hear harmonies like this is with The Beach Boys…and maybe a few others.  Singing in harmony is one of the most difficult things to do well and I would appreciate if it appeared more often in pop and rock music. For those not in the know, harmonies are people singing different notes to create a richer sound…a chord.

The lyric in this song underrated. It is not about someone physically breaking away, it is about him mentally breaking away from her memory. He is haunted by the memory of an old lover. He hears her name and he starts to cry…again. He tells himself he is not the type of guy to get “imprisoned by faded memories” so tonight I am going to break away! It is an empowering message of hope.

Crazy Love Lyrics

Tonight I’m gonna break away,
Just you wait and see.
I’ve never been imprisoned by
A faded memory.

Just when I think I’m over her,
This broken heart will mend.
I hear her name and I have to cry,
The tears come down again.

It happens all the time-
This crazy love of mine,
Wraps around my heart
Refusing to unwind.
Ooh-ooh, crazy love, ah…

Count the stars in the summer sky,
That fall without a sound.
And then pretend that you can’t hear,
These teardrops coming down.

It happens all the time-
This crazy love of mine.
Wraps around my heart,
Refusing to unwind.
Ooh-ooh, crazy love, ah…

Tonight I’m gonna break away,
Just you wait and see.
I’ve never been imprisoned by
A faded memory.

It happens all the time-
This crazy love of mine
Wraps around my heart
Refusing to unwind.
Ooh-ooh, crazy love, ah…
Tonight I’m gonna break away…

Songwriters: Rusty Young