“Take Me for Longing” was written by Mark Simos, a songwriter and fiddler. Alison Krauss and Union Station recorded it for their 2001 album “New Favorite,” which won a Grammy Award.
The song is a tender plea about how the singer wishes to be understood. To take her for longing is to read her not as cold or distant but as someone full of a deep, unspoken want; the lyric asks for that gentler, truer reading of the heart.
The song reflects Krauss’s reach beyond strict bluegrass into a softer, more reflective style.