Written and composed by David Gates, this song was originally recorded by the pop-rock group Bread, of which Gates was the leader and primary music producer.  It is the title track of Bread’s 1976 album, and became their final Top 10 hit once David Gates left to begin his solo career.  There is very little background information that I can find on this song, but it charted at #8 in Canada, #9 in the U.S., and #27 in the UK.  When I last played this one back in 2019, one of my readers compared it to a “massage for the mind” …

Lost Without Your Love
Bread

Lost and all alone
I always thought that I could make it on my own
But since you left I hardly make it through the day
My tears get in the way, and I need you back to stay

I wonder through the night
And search the world for the words to make it right
All I want is the way it used to be
With you here close to me
And I’ve got to make you see

That I’m lost with out your love
Life without you isn’t worth the trouble of

I’m as helpless as a ship without a wind
A touch without a feel
I can’t believe its real
And someday soon I’ll wake and find my heart won’t have to break

Yes, I’m lost with out your love
Life without you isn’t worth the trouble of
All I want is just the way it used to be
I need you here with me
Oh darling can’t you see
If we had love before we can have it back once more

Songwriters: David Gates
Lost Without Your Love lyrics © David Gates D/B/A Kipahulu Music