Crazy – English Lyrics

• By: Aerosmith

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the intense emotions of Aerosmith's hit song “Crazy,” a rock ballad that delves into the complexities of love and tumultuous relationships. Learn about the song's creation, meaning, and the iconic music video that launched Liv Tyler's career, all while improving your understanding of English through music.

[English]

(door clicks loudly)

(door clicking echoes)

♪ Come here, baby ♪

♪ You know you drive me up a wall ♪

♪ The way you make good for all the nasty tricks you pull ♪

♪ Seems like we're makin' up more than we're makin' love ♪

♪ And it always seems you got somethin' on your mind ♪

♪ Other than me ♪

♪ Girl, you got to change your crazy ways ♪

♪ You hear me ♪

♪ Say you're leavin' on a 7:30 train and that you're headin' ♪

♪ Out to Hollywood ♪

♪ Girl, you been givin' me that line ♪

♪ So many times it kinda gets like ♪

♪ Feelin' bad looks good ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ That kinda lovin ♪

♪ Turns a man to a slave ♪

♪ That kinda lovin ♪

♪ Sends a man right to his grave ♪

♪ I go crazy, crazy ♪

♪ Baby, I go crazy ♪

♪ You turn it on ♪

♪ Then you're gone ♪

♪ Yeah you drive me ♪

♪ Crazy, crazy ♪

♪ Crazy for you baby ♪

♪ What can I do honey ♪

♪ I feel like the color blue ♪

♪ You're packing up your stuff ♪

♪ And talking like it's tough and trying ♪

♪ To tell me that it's time to go ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ But I know you ain't wearing nothing underneath ♪

♪ That overcoat ♪

♪ And it's all a show ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ That kind of lovin ♪

♪ Makes me want to pull ♪

♪ Down the shade, yeah ♪

♪ That kind of lovin ♪

♪ Yeah now I'm never, never, never, never gonna be the same ♪

♪ I go crazy, crazy ♪

♪ Baby, I go crazy ♪

♪ You turn it on ♪

♪ Then you're gone ♪

♪ Yeah you drive me ♪

♪ Crazy, crazy ♪

♪ Crazy, for you baby ♪

♪ What can I do honey ♪

♪ I feel like the color blue ♪

♪ I'm losing my mind, girl ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm goin' crazy ♪

(slow blues rock music)

♪ I need your love, honey ♪

♪ Yeah, I need your love ♪

♪ Crazy, crazy ♪

♪ Crazy for you, baby ♪

♪ You turn it on ♪

♪ Then you're gone ♪

♪ Yeah you drive me ♪

♪ Crazy, crazy ♪

♪ Crazy for you baby ♪

♪ I'm losing my mind, girl ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm goin' crazy ♪

♪ Crazy, crazy ♪

♪ Crazy for you baby ♪

♪ I'm losin' my mind, girl ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm goin' crazy ♪

♪ Crazy, crazy ♪

♪ Crazy for you, baby ♪

♪ You turn it on, then you're gone ♪

♪ Yeah you drive me ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ow, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh baby, baby ♪

(Steven scatting)

♪ I go crazy, crazy ♪

♪ Baby, I go crazy ♪

(bags clatter softly)

(girls laughing) ♪ Yeah, you drive me ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A1	adjective - mentally deranged or insane adjective - extremely enthusiastic or excited
drive /draɪv/ A1	verb - to operate a vehicle verb - to push or force someone to act
turn /tɜːrn/ A1	verb - to change direction or position verb - to change to a different state or condition
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment verb - to have a deep affection for someone
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move or travel to a place verb - to become
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child noun - a term of endearment
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to perceive or experience an emotion
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of a color between green and violet adjective - sad or depressed
pack /pæk/ A2	verb - to put items into a container
shade /ʃeɪd/ A2	noun - a slight darkness caused by something blocking light
pull /pʊl/ A2	verb - to apply force to move something toward oneself
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	noun - a performance or display verb - to present or display something
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the part of a person that thinks and feels
slave /sleɪv/ B1	noun - a person who is the property of another
grave /ɡreɪv/ B1	noun - a place where a dead body is buried
honey /ˈhʌni/ A1	noun - a sweet sticky substance made by bees noun - a term of endearment

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ Seems like we're makin' up more than we're makin' love ♪

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase 'we're makin' up' and 'we're makin' love' uses the present continuous tense to describe actions happening now or around now, emphasizing the ongoing nature of the activities.

• ♪ And it always seems you got somethin' on your mind ♪

  ➔ Present simple with 'always' for habitual actions

  ➔ The phrase 'it always seems' uses the present simple with 'always' to indicate a habitual or general truth, suggesting that the situation described is recurring.

• ♪ Girl, you got to change your crazy ways ♪

  ➔ Modal verb 'got to' for necessity

  ➔ The phrase 'you got to change' uses the modal verb 'got to' to express necessity or obligation, indicating that the action is required.

• ♪ Say you're leavin' on a 7:30 train ♪

  ➔ Present continuous for future arrangements

  ➔ The phrase 'you're leavin' on a 7:30 train' uses the present continuous to talk about a future arrangement, indicating a planned action.

• ♪ That kinda lovin' turns a man to a slave ♪

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'that' for defining clauses

  ➔ The word 'that' is used as a relative pronoun to introduce a defining clause that describes the type of 'lovin'' being referred to.

• ♪ I go crazy, crazy ♪

  ➔ Adverbial repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of 'crazy' serves as an adverbial repetition to emphasize the intensity of the emotion being expressed.

• ♪ What can I do honey ♪

  ➔ Rhetorical question

  ➔ The phrase 'What can I do' is a rhetorical question, used to express frustration or helplessness rather than to seek an answer.

• ♪ I feel like the color blue ♪

  ➔ Simile using 'like'

  ➔ The phrase 'I feel like the color blue' uses 'like' to create a simile, comparing the speaker's emotional state to the color blue, often associated with sadness.