Dwight Yoakam

[fox69]

"Down On The Corner Of Love"
(originally by Buck Owens)

"Down On The Corner Of Love"
(originally by Buck Owens)



You'll find me hangin' around
It's there I'll be found
Down on the corner of love
Beneath the stars that shine
And the neon signs
I'll be down on the corner of love

When night starts to fall
And love starts to call
Down on the corner of love
You'll find me hangin' around
It's there I'll be found
Down on the corner of love

When it's late in the eve'nins
And I can't help but feelin'
That my heart you're a steelin'
'Neath the stars up above
When the sun goes down
And the moon comes 'round
I'll be down on the corner of love

When you're passin' by
Too lonesome to cry
Down on the corner of love
Just stop for a while
I'll teach you to smile
Down on the corner of love

A love that you had
Has treated you bad
Down on the corner of love
Forget what you knew
We'll start live anew
Down on the corner of love

When it's late in the eve'nins
And I can't help but feelin'
That my heart you're a steelin'
'Neath the stars up above
When the sun goes down
And the moon comes 'round
I'll be down on the corner of love

When it's late in the eve'nins
And I can't help but feelin'
That my heart you're a steelin'
'Neath the stars up above
When the sun goes down
And the moon comes 'round
I'll be down on the corner of love...

 

[fox69]

"Down Where The River Bends"
(feat. Ralph Stanley)

"Down Where The River Bends"
(feat. Ralph Stanley)



Hard to keep the tear out of my eyes.
For this might be our last goodbye.
Your country calls you to defend a great land,
So do your part just like a man.

Down where the river bends,
With God's help we'll meet again.
Under the same old sycamore tree,
Proud of each other in the land of the free.

I'll go down to the ocean blue
And get just as close as I can to you
Though the ocean wide may keep us apart
It won't keep you dear from out of my heart.

Down where the river bends
With God's help we'll meet again
Under the same old sycamore tree
Proud of each other in the land of the free.

If the worst should happen, and the poppies should wave
Over your far distant lonely grave
All the rest of my life I'll spend in prayer
I'll meet you in heaven, there'll be no wars there,

Down where the river bends
With God's help we'll meet again
Under the same old sycamore tree
Proud of each other in the land of the free...

 

[fox69]

"Dreams Of Clay"

"Dreams Of Clay"


I'd been building hopes so long
Honey, I must have lost sight of what went wrong
'Cause in sorrow's blinding light today
Baby, it looks like my dreams were made of clay

Years of yearning spent for you
Honey, I know now were the cravings of a fool
I guess your wants just slipped away
And baby, it looks like my dreams were made of clay

[BRIDGE:]
I knew love could toss you down
An' leave you there to crawl around
But never thought that was a fall we'd make

Getting up was nothing new
The kind of thing hearts learn to do
But knowing how doesn't mean it's easy to take

So I'll forget about
Plans we had for me and you
And dwell on thoughts lonely lives pursue
Praying memories don't stay
'Cause baby, it looks like our dreams were made of clay

So I'll forget about
Plans we had for me and you
And dwell on thoughts lonely lives pursue
Praying memories don't stay
'Cause baby, it looks like our dreams were made of clay

Yeah baby, it looks like our dreams were made of clay

 

[fox69]

"Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache)"
(originally by Buck Owens)

"Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache)"
(originally by Buck Owens)



They just don't know how lost I feel without you
My teardrops never see the light of day
I laugh and joke each time they talk about you
Oh, but if they heard my heart they'd hear it say

Excuse me, I think I've got a heartache
There's an aching deep inside that just won't be denied
Excuse me, I think I've got a heartache
And I'd better say goodbye before I cry

I guess it's pride that makes me hide my sorrow
Do you know what hurts in all I do and say?
My lips both lie and paint a bright tomorrow
But if they told the truth I'd have to say

Excuse me, I think I've got a heartache
There's an aching deep inside that just won't be denied
Excuse me, I think I've got a heartache
Oh, and I'd better say goodbye before I cry

 

[fox69]

"Fair To Midland"

"Fair To Midland"



Fair to Midland is all that I need
If I had fare to Midland
I'd take the first seat
On a fast train, bus, or plane
Which ever proved the quickest
Way for me

I left her in Midland
Near one last promise
I couldn't keep
To chase a future paved with fools
Small county roads
Don't ever reach
But for every cloudless mile
The sun has shone
There's been a hundred
Nights alone, at least
The shame is how it took so long
To figure out, fare to Midland
Don't come cheap

My eyes keep lonely
Thoughts reminding me
With every dusty truck that I see
I'm only closer to
How far away can be
And all the time that's left
Is an eternity

To make myself west Texas bound
The fare to Midland is all I need

Fair to Midland is all that I need
If I had fare to Midland
I'd take the first seat...

 

[fox69]

"Fast As You"

"Fast As You"



Maybe someday I'll be strong
Maybe it won't be long
I'll be the one who's tough, yeah
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, girl
Baby, let's just wait and see

Maybe I'll start tonight
And do things right

You'll control me, oh, so boldly
Rule me 'til I'm free
The pain that shakes me finally makes me
Get up off of my knees
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Maybe I'll be fast as you
Maybe I'll break hearts too
But 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, uh

You'll control me, oh, so boldly
Rule me 'til I'm free
The pain that shakes me finally makes me
Get up off of 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
Maybe I'll break hearts
And be as fast as you

Oh, sucker

 

[fox69]

"Floyd County"

"Floyd County"



It's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones
Yeah, the grief is strong for the man that's gone
And at the grave his woman cries and she moans
'Cause it's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones

The six children he raised are all weepin'
For this soft-spoken mountain man
Who fed them with the money
He earned in those black mines
And the food he could raise with his hands

It's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones
Yeah, the grief is strong for the man that's gone
And at the grave his woman cries and she moans
'Cause it's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones

Though the world knew nothing of his wisdom
Or the honest and simple things he did
There's some folks cryin' on this hillside today
That know about the humble way he lived

It's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones
Yeah, the grief is strong for the man that's gone
And at the grave his woman cries and she moans
'Cause it's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones

Now this house in the holler stands empty
Though his presence in my memory is plain
You know that I'd swear that
I just saw him walkin' up that hill
I guess this place just won't never be the same

It's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones
Yeah, the grief is strong for the man that's gone
And at the grave his woman cries and she moans
'Cause it's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones

 

[fox69]

"Foolin' Around"
(originally by Buck Owens)

"Foolin' Around"
(originally by Buck Owens)



I know that you've been foolin' around on me right from the start
So I'll take back my ring and I'll take back my heart
And when you're tired of foolin' around with two or three
Well, come on home and fool around with me

I wasn't foolin' around the day I said I do
Oh, but many nights I wished that I had been foolin' too
I know it's foolish taking all this misery
But when it's you, a fool I'll always be

I know that you've been foolin' around on me right from the start
So I'll take back my ring and I'll take back my heart
And when you're tired of foolin' around with two or three
Well, come on home and fool around with me

So honey, fool around, you know right where I'm at
Oh, don't worry if I'm lonesome 'cause I'm used to that
And when you're tired of foolin' 'round with two or three
Well, come on home and fool around with me

I know that you've been foolin' around on me right from the start
So I'll take back my ring and I'll take back my heart
And when you're tired of foolin' around with two or three
Well, come on home and fool around with me

 

[fox69]

"For Love's Sake"

"For Love's Sake"


Honey, if you only knew
What I've the will to do
Endure or take
All for love's sake

Baby, there'd be no denyin'
Any sacrifice that I'm
Prepared to make
All for love's sake

[BRIDGE:]
As evidence I offer up my heart
Begging you to use every last part

Baby, I'll stand shielding you
Any hurt quick to pursue
Each blades embrace
All for love's sake

Honey, if you only knew
What I've the will to do
Endure or take
All for love's sake

Baby, there'd be no denyin'
Any sacrifice that I'm prepared to make
All for love's sake

For love's sake
For love's sake

 

[fox69]

"Free To Go"

"Free To Go"


Baby, now I understand
How time can alter any plan
Then gently lead you to know
Truth hopes lies will never show
That love only pauses for a while
And is always free to go

Honey, I learned not to seek
Any promise hearts must keep
After mine had come to know
And disappointedly so
That love only pauses for a while
And is always free to go

[BRIDGE:]
At every fading glance
I reach to take it in my hands
As if that touch might be the one last chance

And though all those distant dreams
Seldom turn out what they seem
In the rush to let them grow
Their loss had taught me to know
That love only pauses for a while
And is always free to go

Baby, now I understand
How time can alter any plan
Then gently lead you to know
Truth hopes lies will never show
That love only pauses for a while
And is always free to go

Yeah, love only pauses for a while
And is always free to go