Dwight Yoakam Lyrics


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      Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc. (1986)

      "Honky Tonk Man"

      (J. Horton, T. Franks, H. Hausey)

      Chorus:
      Well I'm a honky tonk man and I can't seem to stop
      I love to give the girls a whirl to the music of an old juke box
      But when my money's all gone, I'm on the telephone singing
      Hey hey mama can your daddy come home

      Now I'm living wild and dangerously
      But I've got plenty of company
      When the moon comes up and the sun goes down
      I can't wait to see the lights of town

      Chorus

      A pretty little girl and a jug of wine
      Well that's what it takes to make a honky tonk time
      With the juke box moaning those honky tonk sounds
      I can't wait to lay my money down

      Chorus


      "It Won't Hurt"

      (D. Yoakam)

      Chorus:
      It won't hurt when I fall down from this bar stool
      And it won't hurt when I stumble in the street
      It won't hurt 'cause this whiskey eases misery
      But even whiskey cannot ease your hurting me

      Today I had another bout with sorrow
      You know this time I almost won
      If this bottle would just hold out 'til tomorrow
      I know that I'd have sorrow on the run

      Chorus

      Your memory comes back up with each sunrise
      I reach out for the bottle and find it's gone
      Yeah, Lord, somewhere every night the whiskey leaves me
      To face this cold, cold world on my own

      Chorus


      "I'll Be Gone"

      (D. Yoakam)

      I watch as you take off your clothes and slip under the sheets
      Then I turn and kick the boots off my feet
      I pull you close without a word 'cause there's no need to speak
      Girl, beauty like yours is hard to beat

      Chorus:
      But I'll be gone in the morning, in the morning I'll be gone
      'Cause I'm not one for hanging on
      Please don't think that you done something wrong
      In the morning when you wake and find me gone

      Just a look from those fiery eyes can all but erase
      The memory of any other's face
      And the passion they unleash could cause me to misplace
      And lose all track of time without a trace

      Chorus

      The sun intrudes and throws across the room its golden tracks
      Shake the dreams, now it's back to facts
      As I turn to leave I know you had what so many lack
      Maybe someday that'll bring me back

      Chorus


      But I'll be gone in the morning, in the morning I'll be gone
      'Cause I'm not one for hanging on
      Please don't think that you done something wrong
      In the morning when you wake and find me gone
      In the morning when you wake and find me gone


      "South of Cincinnati"

      (D. Yoakam)

      Chorus:
      If you ever get south of Cincinnati down where the dogwood trees grow
      If you ever get south of the Mason Dixon to the home you left so long ago
      If you get south of the Ohio River down where Dixieland begins
      If you ever get south of Cincinnati I'll be yours again

      She pulled the letter from the pages of her Bible
      And a rose pressed inside the Book of Luke
      For fourteen years she'd write each day but keep it hidden
      Refused to even speak his name, but still she wrote:

      Chorus

      At a cold grey apartment in Chicago
      A cigarette drowns inside a glass of gin
      He lies there drunk, but it don't matter drunk or sober
      He'll never read the words that pride won't let her send

      Chorus

      Then I'll be yours again


      "Bury Me"

      (D. Yoakam)

      Chorus:
      Bury me along the Big Sandy
      Down in those glue, grey mountains
      Rest my soul in those hills of coal
      Until this old earth does tremble

      Now don't you mourn for me when my soul is free
      Woman don't you cry
      You just bury me along the Big Sandy
      Under a blue Kentucky sky

      This old town of sin, it's about to do me in
      I don't know how much I can stand
      With my knees on the street and my heart at their feet
      I'm forced to beg from Satan's hand

      Chorus

      When I came to this land I was strong and I could stand
      But now I've somehow gone astray
      Yet I still see the truth in the teaching of my youth
      And I that the Lord ain't turned away

      Chorus

      Under a blue Kentucky sky


      "Guitars, Cadillacs"

      (D. Yoakam)

      Girl you taught me how to hurt real bad and cry myself to sleep
      You showed me how this town can shatter dreams
      Another lesson about a naive fool that came to Babylon
      And found out that the pie don't taste so sweet

      Chorus:
      Now it's guitars, Cadillacs and hillbilly music
      And the lonely, lonely streets that I call home
      Yeah my guitars, Cadillacs and hillbilly music
      Is the only thing that keeps me hanging on

      There ain't no glamour in this tinseled land of lost and wasted lives
      And painful scars are all that's left of me
      But thank you girl for teaching me brand new ways to be cruel
      And if I can find my mind now, I guess I'll just leave

      Chorus


      It's the only thing that keeps me hanging on
      It's the only thing that keeps me hanging on


      "Twenty Years"

      (D. Yoakam)

      Hey look yonder, Henry, comes the sherrif
      And he's carrying a warrant in his hand
      Don't you run, poor old Henry, for he'll shoot you
      Not long will you be a free man

      Chorus:
      Now twenty years you must spend behind steel bars
      For a crime that you did not do
      Yeah the lie she swore in that district court
      Has proved to be the ruin of you

      Tried to warn you, Henry, not to cross her
      Tried to tell you about her vengeful ways

      When you turned and left her for another
      She swore, Henry, that she'd make you pay

      Chorus

      Listen well, all you young rounders
      Head the lesson poor old Henry never learned
      That even hell with all its fiery power
      Hath no fury like a woman's scorn

      Chorus


      Yeah the lie she swore in that district court
      Has proved to be the ruin of you


      "Ring Of Fire"

      (June Carter, Merle Kilgore)

      Love is a burning thing
      And it makes a fiery ring
      Bound by wild desire
      I fell into a ring of fire

      Chorus:
      I fell into a burning ring of fire
      I went down, down, down, and the flams climbed higher
      And it burned, burned, burned, the ring of fire
      The ring of fire

      The taste of love is sweet
      When hearts like ours meet
      I fell for you like a child
      Ooh but the fire went wild

      Chorus

      Repeat Chorus


      "Miner's Prayer"

      (D. Yoakam)
      ("'Miner's Prayer' is dedicated to the memory of Luther Tibbs. A Kentucky coal miner for 40 years and my Grandpa.")

      When the whistle blows each morning
      And I walk down in that cold, dark mine
      I say a prayer to my dear Saviour
      Please let me see the sunshine one more time

      Chorus:
      When oh when will it be over
      When will I lay these burdens down
      And when I die, dear Lord, in heaven
      Please take my soul from 'neath that cold, dark ground

      I still grieve for my poor brother
      And I still hear my dear old mother cry
      When late that night they came and told her
      He'd lost his life down in the Big Shoal Mine

      Chorus

      I have no shame, I feel no sorrow
      If on this earth not much I own
      I have the love of my sweet children
      An old plow mule, a shovel and a hoe

      Chorus

      Yeah when I die, dear Lord, in heaven
      Please take my soul from 'neath that cold, dark ground


      "Heartaches By The Number"

      (H. Howard)

      Heartache Number One was when you left me
      I never knew that I could hurt this way
      Heartache Number Two was when you came back again
      You came back and never meant to stay

      Chorus:
      Now I've got heartaches by the number
      Troubles by the score
      Everyday you love me less
      Each day I love you more

      Now I've got heartaches by the number
      A love that I can't win
      But the day that I stop counting
      That's the day my world will end

      Heartache Number Three was when you called me
      And told me you was coming home to stay
      With hoping heart I waited for your knock on the door
      I waited but you must have lost your way

      Chorus


      Ah the day that I stop counting
      That's the day my world will end


      Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room (1988)

      "I Got You"

      (D. Yoakam)

      I've had to buy back damn near everything I own
      From a little man whose name is Saul
      And has a lot of money to loan
      I drive a beat up '67 Chevrolet
      With a torn up seat
      That pokes a brand new hole in my back near every day
      I got a letter from the folks over at Bell
      Just to let me know for my next phone call
      I could walk outside and yell
      Hey, I know my life seems a mess
      But honey, things to me still look real swell

      Chorus:
      'Cause I got you to see me through
      Yeah, I've got you to chase my blues
      I've got you to ease my pain
      Yeah, I've got you, girl, to keep me sane
      So let them do what they want to do
      'Cause it don't matter long as I've got you

      I've got the landlord breathing down my neck for rent
      He don't give a damn about my kids or where the money was spent
      And after all those years of payin' union dues
      It sure don't seem to count for much when we got our layoff news
      I got a note from the man over at the bank
      Said the next 10 gallons of gas I buy won't be going in my tank
      Hey, I know I might seem near dead
      But honey, I think I might just get well

      Chorus

      Yeah, let 'em go right ahead and sue
      'Cause it don't matter long as I got you
      ©1988 Coal Dust West Music BMI


      "One More Name"

      (D. Yoakam)

      My friends tried to tell me you were steppin' around
      But I wouldn't hear it, I shut them all down
      But now I'm a thinkin' you've made a fool out of me
      'Cause the words that are slippin' spell grief and misery

      Chorus:
      One more name, one more name you call out in your sleep
      One more name and I'll know it's not a lie
      One more name, one more name that from your lips does creep
      One more name and our love will surely die

      Haunted and tortured by the rumors about you
      Listening in silence to whispers of truth
      Deceived by the soft kiss you forge every day
      While each night those same lips give your secrets away

      Chorus

      Chorus
      ©1988 Coal Dust West Music BMI


      "I Sang Dixie"

      (D. Yoakam)

      Chorus:
      I sang Dixie as he died
      People just walked on by as I cried
      The bottle had robbed him of all his rebel pride
      So I sang Dixie as he died

      He said way down yonder in the land of cotton
      Old times there ain't near as rotten as they are
      On this damned old L.A. street
      Then he drew a dying breath
      And laid his head against my chest
      Please Lord take his soul back home to Dixie

      Chorus

      He said listen to me son while you still can
      Run back home to that Southern land
      Don't you see what life here has done to me?
      Then he closed those old blue eyes
      And fell limp against my side
      No more pain, now he's safe back home in Dixie

      Chorus

      I sang Dixie as he died
      ©1988 Coal Dust West Music BMI


      "Streets of Bakersfield"

      (Homer Joy)

      I came here looking for something
      I couldn't find anywhere else
      Hey, I'm not trying to be nobody
      Just want a chance to be myself

      I've done a thousand miles of thumbin'
      I've worn holes in both my heels
      Trying to find me something better
      On the streets of Bakersfield

      Chorus:
      You don't know me but you don't like me
      You say you care less how I feel
      But how many of you that sit and judge me
      Have ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?

      Spent some time in San Francisco
      Spent a night there in the can
      They throw this drunk man in my jail cell
      Took fifteen dollars from that man
      Left him my watch and my old house key
      Don't want folks thinkin' that I'd steal
      Then I thanked him as I was leaving, and
      I headed for the streets of Bakersfield

      Chorus

      Chorus

      How many of you that sit and judge me
      Have ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?
      ©1972 Tree Pub. Co. Inc. BMI


      This Time (1993)

      "Pocket of a Clown"

      (D. Yoakam)

      Inside the pocket of a clown
      Is a sad place to hang around
      Just watching smiles turn into frowns
      Inside the pocket of a clown

      Inside the heartache of a fool
      You'll learn things they don't teach in school
      And lessons there can be real cruel
      Inside the heartache of a fool

      Hollow lies
      Make a thin disguise
      As little drops of truth
      Fall from your eyes

      Hollow lies
      Make a thin disguise
      As little drops of truth
      Fall from your eyes

      Inside a memory from the past
      Lives every love that didn't last
      And sweet dreams can start to fade real fast
      Inside a memory from the past

      It's a real sad place to hang around
      Inside the pocket of a clown


      "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere"

      (D. Yoakam)

      I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
      Time don't matter to me
      'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
      And there's no place I want to be

      I got heartaches in my pocket
      I've got echoes in my head
      And all that I keep hearing
      Are the cruel, cruel things that you said

      I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
      Time don't matter to me
      'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
      And there's no place I want to be

      Oh, I
      Oh, I
      Oh, I
      Oh, I
      Oh, I
      Oh, I
      Oh, I
      Oh, I

      I got bruises on my memory
      I got tear stains on my hands
      And in the mirror there's a vision
      Of what used to be a man

      I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
      Time don't matter to me
      'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
      And there's no place I want to be

      I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
      Time don't matter to me
      'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
      And there's no place I want to be

      I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
      Time don't matter to me
      'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
      And there's no place I want to be

      I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
      Time don't matter to me
      'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
      And there's no place I want to be

      I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
      Time don't matter to me
      'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
      And there's no place I want to be


      "Home For Sale"

      (D. Yoakam)

      Home for sale
      That's much too large
      Too many rooms
      Big ole empty yard
      Far more space
      Than the owner needs
      Price includes
      All memories

      Home for sale
      Restored like new
      Just a place
      Two lives outgrew
      A change in heart
      Forces move away
      Would like to keep
      But just can't stay

      Listen close and you might hear the sound
      Of what you think is rainfall leaking down
      The roof is fine
      Set aside your fears
      It's just a few remaining tears

      Home for sale
      Not all that old
      A family's dream
      Stands dark and cold
      Scenic views
      That go for free
      Of all the love
      Thta used to be

      Home for sale
      That's much too large


      "This Time"

      (D. Yoakam, Kostas)

      This time
      Is the last time
      That'll I'll ever call her name
      This time
      Is the last time
      That'll I'll ever play her game
      And this time
      Is the last time
      That I'll endure this pain
      'Cause this time
      Is the last time
      She'll ever hurt me again

      I tell myself each morning
      That we're through
      But every night I see
      That it's not true
      I run out
      And track her down
      Just so I can hang around
      And cry

      This time
      Is the last time
      That'll I'll ever call her name
      This time
      Is the last time
      That'll I'll ever play her game
      And this time
      Is the last time
      That I'll endure this pain
      'Cause this time
      Is the last time
      She'll ever hurt me again

      Come on heart let's make believe we're fine
      We'll both agree the pain's just in our mind
      I'll close my eyes and try not to hear
      The things I'll say when she appears
      To haunt me

      This time
      Is the last time
      That'll I'll ever call her name
      This time
      Is the last time
      That'll I'll ever play her game
      And this time
      Is the last time
      That I'll endure this pain
      'Cause this time
      Is the last time
      She'll ever hurt me again


      "Two Doors Down"

      (D. Yoakam, Kostas)

      Two doors down there's a jukebox
      That plays all night long
      Real sad songs
      All about me and you
      Two doors down there's a barmaid
      That serves 'em real strong
      Here lately
      That's how I make it through
      Two doors down there's a heartache
      That once was my friend
      Two doors down there's a memory
      That won't ever end

      Two doors down there's a barstool
      That knows me by name
      And we sit there together
      And wait for you
      Two doors down there's a bottle
      Where I take out my shame
      And hold it up
      For the whole world to view
      Two doors down there's a pay phone
      But no calls come in
      Two doors down there's a memory
      That won't ever end


      From the hotel to the barroom
      Is just a stumble and a fall
      And sometimes when it gets bad
      I've been known to crawl
      Freedom from sorrow
      Is just two doors away
      I'll escape for a short time
      But I know I can't stay

      Two doors down is where they'll find me
      When you're finally through
      Taking what's left of my life
      Two doors down is where they'll leave me
      When payment comes due
      For the hours I've spent there each night
      Two doors down I'll be forgotten
      But until then
      Two doors down there's a memory
      That won't ever end


      "Ain't That Lonely Yet"

      (Kostas, James House)

      Now you keep calling me
      On the telephone
      Telling me you're all alone
      Well that's so sad

      And you keep leavin'
      Notes stuck on my door
      Guess you're hungry for some more
      Girl that's too bad

      'Cause I ain't that lonely yet
      No I ain't that lonely yet
      After what you put me through
      I ain't that lonely yet

      Now once there was this spider
      In my bed
      I got caught up in her web
      Of love and lies

      She spun her chains
      Around my heart and soul
      Never to let go
      But I survived

      'Cause I ain't that lonely yet
      No I ain't that lonely yet
      After what you put me through
      I ain't that lonely yet

      There's nothing left
      That you can do
      To try and bring me 'round
      'Cause everything you do
      Just brings me down

      'Cause I ain't that lonely yet
      No I ain't that lonely yet
      After what you put me through
      I ain't that lonely yet

      Hey I ain't that lonely yet
      No I ain't that lonely yet
      After what you put me through
      I ain't that lonely yet


      "King Of Fools"

      (D. Yoakam, Kostas)

      As you look into my eyes
      And tell those empty lies
      I'll pretend they're true
      'Cause that's what I do

      As you sit and hold my hand
      And smile at other men
      I'll pretend I'm blind
      'Cause I'm just that kind

      I'm the king of fools
      And I'll always reign
      Over lonliness and pain
      The king of fools wears his crown
      Wherever misery can be found

      I'm the king of fools
      And I'll always reign
      Over lonliness and pain
      The king of fools wears his crown
      Wherever misery can be found

      As you walk away with him
      And I lose in love again
      I'll pretend to see
      That you're still with me
      But I'll be there all alone
      Like a king upon a throne
      'Cause I'm the king of fools
      I'm the king of fools


      "Fast As You"

      (D. Yoakam)

      Maybe someday I'll be strong
      Maybe it won't be long
      I'll be the one who's tough
      You'll be the one who's got it rough
      It won't be long and
      Maybe I'll be real strong

      Maybe I'll do things right
      Maybe I'll start tonight
      You'll learn to cry like me
      Baby let's just wait and see
      Maybe I'll start tonight
      And do things right

      You'll control me
      And oh so boldly
      Rule me til I'm free
      'Til the pain that shakes me
      Finally makes me
      Get up off my knees

      Maybe I'll be fast as you
      Maybe I'll break hearts too
      I think that you'll slow down
      When your turn to hurt comes around
      Maybe I'll break hearts
      And be as fast as you

      You'll control me
      And oh so boldly
      Rule me til I'm free
      'Til the pain that shakes me
      Finally makes me
      Get up off my knees

      Maybe I'll be fast as you
      Maybe I'll break hearts too
      I think that you'll slow down
      When your turn to hurt comes around
      Maybe I'll break hearts
      And be as fast as you


      "Try Not To Look So Pretty"

      (D. Yoakam, Kostas)

      Try not to look so pretty
      The next time that we meet
      Please don't look so pretty
      And I won't act so weak
      Please don't look so pretty
      You're lovely but it's just cruel
      Try not to look so pretty
      And I'll try not to be your fool

      You walk in and steal my mind
      But who gave you the right
      To treat me like some useless thought
      You throw away each night

      Please don't look so pretty
      You're lovely but it's just cruel
      Try not to look so pretty
      And I'll try not to be your fool

      You make it hard on me
      But I'll try to pretend
      That you're just a lovesick dream
      That always has to end

      Please don't look so pretty
      You're lovely but it's just cruel
      Try not to look so pretty
      And I'll try not to be your fool


      "Wild Ride"

      (D. Yoakam)

      I walked in
      There said slim
      Cleaning up his memory with some sapphire gin
      Mr. Paine grabbed my arm
      Pulled me aside
      And said kid are you ready for the wild ride

      I looked up
      There she stood
      I said if you didn't look so great
      I'd say you look good
      She took her hand
      Ran it up my thigh
      And said cowboy you ready for the wild ride

      Come on now junior take the wild ride
      See can you make it on the wild ride
      Don't try no shakin' on the wild ride
      'Cause things start breakin' on the wild ride

      Layin' on the highway
      I saw my mind
      In tiny little pieces thrown from side to side
      My heart was shattered along with my pride
      Guess you can't keep 'em on the wild ride

      Come on now junior take the wild ride
      See can you make it on the wild ride
      Don't try no shakin' on the wild ride
      'Cause things start breakin' on the wild ride

      I was crawlin' 'cross the floor
      I was trying to leave
      when I felt something tuggin' what was left of my sleeve
      I heard a little voice with a gold-plated vibe
      Say I bought a ticket for the wild ride

      Come on now junior take the wild ride
      See can we make it on the wild ride
      Let's try to shake it on the wild ride
      We might just break it on the wild ride

      Come on now junior take the wild ride
      See can we make it on the wild ride
      Let's try to shake it on the wild ride
      We might just break it on the wild ride

      Come on come on
      Take me on the wild ride
      See can you make me on the wild ride
      Come on an' shake me on the wild ride
      You might just break me on the wild ride


      "Lonesome Roads"

      (D. Yoakam)

      Where did I go wrong
      You know I've never had a clue
      I must have just been born no good
      'Cause bad's the best that I can do

      Was it just my fate in life
      To end up here this way
      Lost and all alone
      One more black lamb
      That's gone astray

      Lonesome roads are the only kind I ever travel
      Empty rooms are the only place I ever stay
      I'm just a face out in the crowd that looks like trouble
      Poor ol' worthless me is the only friend I ever made

      Lonesome roads are the only kind I ever travel
      Empty rooms are the only place I ever stay
      I'm just a face out in the crowd that looks like trouble
      Poor ol' worthless me is the only friend I ever made


      Gone (1995)

      "Sorry You Asked?"

      (D. Yoakam)

      Chorus:
      You'll be sorry you asked me the reason
      That she's not here with me tonight
      And I know you were probably just acting polite
      But you'll be sorry you ever asked why

      We started having problems in August last year
      So things had been kinda rough for quite awhile
      And you know how you think it'll work itself out
      Well mister that thought's wrong by a long, long mile

      Chorus

      I mighta, shoulda seen that we were drifting apart
      But I was in what I guess you'd call denial
      And I always heard they say that you're the last one to know
      Well buddy I was last by a long, long while

      Chorus

      Okay we both have the tendency to overreact
      So I can't really tell you who's at fault
      But there were certain third parties, well her sister for one
      Who helped bring our reconciling to a drop-dead halt

      Now aren't you sorry you asked me the reason
      Taht she's not here with me tonight
      And I know you were probably just acting polite
      But I'm sure sorry you ever asked why
      Aren't you sorry you ever asked why
      I'm sure sorry you ever asked why

      Did I tell you how she tried to have me locked out of the hosue
      I had to go hire a lawyer and all
      But I know that was mostly her family's idea
      I could hear 'em tell her what to say every time I'd call


      "Near You"

      (D. Yoakam)

      Everywhere you go each day I will be near you Oh and dear you
      Don't even have to say much for me to hear you
      Because it's clear you
      Have a very simple way to keep me near you

      Oh yeah dear
      Through the power of love
      Through the power of love

      Every morning, night and noon I will be near you Oh and dear you
      Won't even have to do much for me to feel you
      Are sincere you
      Like a magnet pull so strong it keeps me near you

      Oh yeah dear
      Through the power of love
      Through the power of love

      I could try to just lie and tell people I'm free
      Like a wave telling sand it won't go back to the sea
      But what I say doesn't do no good
      Like I ever thought it would

      Everywhere you go each day I will be near you Oh and dear you
      Don't even have to say much for me to hear you
      Because it's clear you
      Have a very simple way to keep me near you

      Oh yeah dear
      Through the power of love
      Through the power of love


      Through the power of love
      Through the power of love


      "Don't Be Sad"

      (D. Yoakam)

      Chorus:
      Don't be sad 'cause you got what you wanted
      You should be glad to know that I'm finally gone
      Don't feel bad or be disappointed
      'Cause you got what you wanted all along

      Wasn't it you who said a blinded fool could see the
      Clear plain truth about how deeply cruel it is
      Live a lie here with each other
      And mourn a love that won't recover
      As I recall those were the very words I heard you use

      Chorus

      Wasn't it me who asked so stupidly if there were
      Things that I could maybe do or try to somehow
      Hold what fell apart together
      But you just coldly told me never
      To even entertain the thought that our love would survive

      Chorus


      "Gone (That'll Be Me)"

      (D. Yoakam)

      Chorus:
      That'll be me you'll see walking away
      That'll be me you'll see for the last time today
      That'll be me you'll see for not very long
      'Cause that'll be me you'll see
      That'll be gone

      Remember how you warned me 'bout all your leavin' plans
      Well I know this might seem unexpected
      So prepare yourself the best you can

      Chorus

      Think back on when you threatened
      And never left no doubt
      Although this could be kinda sudden
      I'm sure you can figure it all out

      Chorus


      "Nothing"

      (D. Yoakam, Kostas)

      I couldn't change your heart
      I couldn't change your mind
      So I just had to learn to live with
      This empty life you left behind

      You didn't try to hear
      You didn't try to see
      You just stared right through the teardrops
      Like there was nothing left of me

      Nothing but sorrow,
      Nothing but pain
      Nothing but memories that whisper your name
      Nothing but sadness,
      Nothing but fear
      Nothing but silence is heard around here

      Bridges were burned
      Lessons were learned
      Promises made that were broken
      Tender lies softly spoken

      Nothing but sorrow,
      Nothing but pain
      Nothing but memories that whisper your name
      Nothing but sadness,
      Nothing but fear
      Nothing but silence is heard around here


      "Never Hold You"

      (D. Yoakam)

      I've seen 'em watch you and
      Make plans what they'll do when
      Someday you are no longer mine

      I've heard 'em carry on about
      How when I'm finally gone they're
      Gonna treat you oh so fine

      But I could have told them that
      They'd never hold you if they tried

      I could have toldthem
      You bend and fold men who
      Thought they would have you as a prize
      I could have told them
      Those foolish soul'd men that
      They'd never hold you if they tried

      I've been made real aware of
      Pleasure that they'll share with
      You soon as I slip your mind

      I've listened to 'em boast how
      I'll just be a ghost once
      They start taking up your time

      But I could have told them that
      They'd never hold you if they tried


      "This Much I Know"

      (D. Yoakam)

      This much I know
      She'll never come back to me
      This much I know
      She meant what she said
      This much I know
      It's taught me all about misery
      I just learn kinda slow
      This much I know

      This much I feel
      I should have reached out to her
      This much I feel
      I tried it too late
      This much I feel
      How empty the world can be
      And so painfully real
      This much I feel

      I've had second thoughts about every reason
      We let love slip away from our lives
      And there's no place left to look
      That I don't see some small reminder
      Of all the chances I just let go by

      This much I need
      To wake up once and find she's not gone
      This much I need
      But I'll never have
      This much I need
      Words to speak without missing her
      Or just some new way to breathe
      This much I need


      "Baby Why Not"

      (D. Yoakam)

      Oh baby why not
      Just take one more chance
      And risk all we got
      On this luckless romance
      If someone asks why
      We'll say we forgot

      And went kinda crazy
      Oh baby why not

      If love needs a fool for it to survive
      It sure looks to me like we both qualify
      And a pair of fools will always beat one
      So let's play the cards and get this deal done

      Oh baby why not
      Bet big on the bliss
      And laugh in the face
      Of what all odds insist
      If someone asks why
      We'll say we forgot
      And both lost our minds
      Oh baby why not

      Oh baby please
      You and I are exactly what we need
      So let's throw away all care
      Move out on the edge somewhere
      Find a place and just swing there in the breeze

      Oh baby why not
      Just take one more chance
      And risk all we got
      On this luckless romance
      If someone asks why
      We'll say we forgot
      And threw our lives away
      Oh baby why not
      And went kinda crazy
      Oh baby why not
      And both lost our minds
      Oh baby why not


      "One More Night"

      (D. Yoakam)

      One more night and I know
      That I'll be over you
      One more night and I know
      That the worst is through
      And if I can make this heart
      Just believe it too
      Then one more night and I know
      That I'll be over you

      One more night and I know
      That I'll forget your voice
      One more night and I know
      That I can make that choice
      And ignore the awful sounds
      That come when love's destroyed
      One more night and I know
      That'll I'll forget your voice

      Bridge:
      I'll escapge it if I learn to take it
      And just survive two or three
      of the next million thoughts
      That I have about you and me
      (Bridge)

      One more night and I know
      One more night and I know
      One more night and I know
      One more night and I know


      "Heart Of Stone"

      (D. Yoakam, Kostas)

      Chorus:
      This heart of stone sure is missing you
      Sure is wishing you were back where love belongs
      This heart of stone has not forgotten you
      But broke while trying to pretend that it was strong

      Memories have made its will grow tired and weak
      Silently it turned from being bold to meek
      'Til finally it gave into a sad defeat
      Aching more and more with every fragile beat

      Chorus

      Loneliness has slowly stripped it of its pride
      Leaving just an empty well here behind
      Without a hope of any way it could survive
      Stranded there alone and simply left to die

      Chorus




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