THE SONGS OF DWIGHT YOAKAM "WILL SING FOR FOOD" A BENEFIT FOR THE HOMELESS Little Dog Records www.littledogrecords.com I sang Dixie (Dwight Yoakam) Performed by Rhonda Vincent Rhonda Vincent - Lead Vocals, Background Vocals Darrin Vincent - Background Vocals Pete Anderson - Guitar Skip Edwards - Piano Jim E. Christie - Drums Tarax Prodanik - Bass Mary Rifkin - Dobro Scott Joss - Fiddle Chorus I sang Dixie as he die The 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 ... c Coal Dust West Music BMI Doin' What I Did (Dwight Yoakam) performed by the Backsliders Chip Robinson - Lead Vocal, Acoustic Guitar Steve Howell - Electric Guitar Danny Kurtz - Bass Jeff Dennis - Drums Brad Rice - Electric Guitar Jonathan Clark - Background Vocals Pete Anderson - Shaker, Percussion CC Rider was just some snot nose kid I was already known for doin' what I did The women all screamed as I walked by My daddy would cuss me and mama started to cry I was known for doin' what I did My reputation was strong for doin' what I did Ain't no way they'll ever catch the kid Cause I'm just too well known for doin' what I did Mama called the preacher called up everyone she knew All those friends are no godd for you know who Ol' Casanova was just a love sick punk I'd already broke so many hearts could've started a dump I was know for doin' what I did My reputation was strong for doin' what I did Ain't no way they'll ever catch the kid Cause I'm just to well known for doin' what I did All the boys was teasing on my first day at school Finally the teacher let me break all the rules The press heard about it tried to put me in the news They had no comment for fear of what they'd lose I was known for doin' what I did My reputation was strong for doin' what I did Ain't no way they'll ever catch the kid Cause I'm too well known for doin what I did c Coal Dust West Music BMI This Time (Dwight Yoakam) performed by David Ball David Ball - Lead Vocals Pete Anderson - guitar Skp Edwards - Wurlitzer Jim E. Chistie - Drums Taras Prodaniuk - Bass Jonathan Clark - Background Vocals Scott Joss - Fiddle Mary Rifkin - Pedal Steel This time is the last time That I'll ever call her name This time is the last time That I'll ever play her game And this time is the last time That I'll ever 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 ist the last time That I'll ever call her name This time is the last time That 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 heart 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 I'll ever call her name This time is the last time that I'll ever play her game And this time is the last time That I'll ever endure her pain She'll ever hurt me again c Coal Dust West Music BMI The Distance Between You and Me (Dwight Yoakam) performed by Sara Evans Sara Evans - Lead Vocals Pete Anderson - guitar, Dobro Skip Edwards - Piano Jim E. Christie - Drums Taras Prodaniuk - Bass Tommy Funderburk - Background Vocals Take a rock tie a rope Throw it down in the sea Let it fall to the bottom Nobody knows how deep Stare real hard through the water And you might just perceive The Distance Between You And Me The Distance Between You And me Take a map of the world And measure with your hand All of the miles Across all of the land Write it down add it up And you might understand About The Distance Between You And Me The Distance Between You And Me I lie awake and hear you breathing Only inches from me in this bed Not much space but it's all that we needed To live alone how that our love is dead I lie awake and hear you breathing Only inches from me in the bed Not much space but it's all that we needed To live alone now that our love is dead Climb the earth's tallest mountain To where it reaches the sky Take a gun fire a bullet Straight up out of sight Where it stops in the heaven Well that ain't half as high As The Distance Between You And Me The Distance Between You And Me c Coal Dust West Music BMI Heart that You Own (Dwight Yoakam) performed by Jim Matt Jim Matt - Lead Vocals Don Reed - Fiddle Peter Cliche - Guitars, Mandolin Taras Prodaniuk - Bass Jonathan Clark - Background Vocals I pay rent on a run-down place There ain't no view but there's lots of space In my heart The Heart That Own I pay the rent Pay it right on time Baby I pay you every single dime for my heart The Heart That You Own use to be I could love here for free Way back before you bought the property Now I pay daily on what was once mine Lord I probably owe you for the thears that I cry 'Cause I pay rent on a run-down place There ain't no view but there's lots of space In my heart The Heart That You Own I struggle each night to find a new way To pay what I owe Just so I can stay I ain't overdue So you can't throw me out I've loved here for years Don't know where I'd go now Cause I pay the rent on a run-down place There ain't no view but there's lots of space In my heart The Heart That You Own c Coal Dust West Music BMI A Thousand Miles From Nowhere (Dwight Yoakam) performed by Tim O'Brien 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 got echoes in my head And all that I keep hearing Are the cruel cruel things that you said I'm A Thousand ... 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 tearstains on my hands And in the mirror there's a vision Of what used to be a man I'm A Thousand Miles ... to be I'm A Thousand Miles ... to be I'm A Thousand Miles ... to be I'm A Thousand Miles ... to be c Coal Dust West Music BMI Near You (Dwight Yoakam) performed by Kim Richey & Mandy Barnett Kim Richey - Lead Vocals Mandy Barnett - Background Vocals Pete Anderson - Guitar, Mandolin Skip Edwards - Wurlitzer David Raven - Drums, Cymbals Takas Prodaniuk - Bass Richard Dodd - Cello Richard Baron - Chamberlain Every where 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 tellin' sand It won't go back to the sea But what I say doesn't do no good Like I ever thought I 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 the power of love The power of love c Coal Dust West Music BMI Johnson's Love (Dwight Yoakam) performed by Scott Joss Scott Joss - Lead Vocals, Fiddle Pete Anderson - Guitar Skip Edwards - Wurlitzer Jim E. Christie - Drums Taras Prodaniuk - Bass Marty Rifkin - Pedal Steel Jonathan Clark - Background Vocals She had left him lost and broken Like no other had before And now his heart was just a token Of the pain it hard endured And his memories were clouded With all the hurtful things she'd said Yes, for all intent and purpose He might just as well been dead Chorus And some people claim they still Hear him call her name Hey, hey, Maureen, swear they hear it just that plain Deep in the night and sometimes Right at dawn See, his body died some years ago But around here, Mr. Johnson's love Lives on He seemed far away and distant With that cold and silent stare Never moving, never speaking And just barely breathing air No one really knows her reason And who can judge her right Or wrong The only true and solemn fact is, The man we'd known was all but Gone Chorus And some people damn they still Hear him call her name Hey, hey, Maureen, swear they Hear it just that plain Deep in the night and sometimes Right at dawn See, his body died some years ago But around here, Mr. Johnson's Love Lives on Sissy Thompson said she'd seen him Late that night on Shelby Road About a mile from where they found Him It seems he'd died out in the snow I heard the preacher at the service Say from love he's finally free But I say love, it knows no season it haunts the soul eternally Chorus And some people say the still ... c Coal Dust West Music BMI What I Don't Know (Dwight Yoakam) performed by Bonnie Bramlett Sheridan Bonnie Bramlett Sheridan - Lead Vocals Pete Anderson - Guitar, Percussion Skip Edwards - B-3 Taras Prodaniuk - Bass Lee Thomberg - Trumpet Greg Smith - Saxophone Tommy Funderburk - Background Vocals Chorus What I don't know might not Hurt me If I stay dumb and no one tells But if I find out that you've Been cheatin' What I don't know might get you killed Death row in prison don't look Half as bad As a life filled with heartache Over you So if you're playin' those dirty Little games You better pray that I don't find Out the truth Chorus Smith and Wesson juries hold a Real mean, nasty court And the verdict that they pass Is never slow So keep on wearin' that little Poker face 'Cause soon enough your cards Will have to show Chorus c Coal Dust West Music BMI Takes A lot To Rock You (Dwight Yoakam) performed by The Lonesome Strangers Jeff Rymes - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion Randy Weeks - Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar, Percussion Jim E. Christie - Drums Taras Prodaniuk - Bass Takes A Lot To Rock You Baby It takes a lot to make you smile It Takes A Lot To Rock You Baby You make me crawl the extra mile So much for wishful thinkin' So much for beginners's luck It Takes A Lot To Rock You Baby When it comes to love you're double tough Little things that used to please you Are all the things that I do wrong It Takes A Lot To Rock You Baby Tired my damnedest all night long My baby drives a big Rolls Royce 'Cause my Baby says she got no choice My Baby wears big ol' diamond rings 'Cause my Baby says she nee them things Takes A Lot To Rock You Baby It takes a lot to make you smile It Takes A Lot To Rock You Baby You make me crawl the extra mile Takes A Lot To Rock You Baby .... c Coal Dust West Music BMI If There Was A Way (Dwight Yoakam) performed by The Blazers Manuel Gonzales - Lead Vocal Ruben Guaderrama - Guitar Skip Edwards - Wurlitzer Jim E. Christie - Drums Taras Prodaniuk - Bass Greg Smith - Saxophone I was just standing Alone in this room Surrounded by memories We stopped making too soon I was just standing I was just standing Alone in this room Alone in this room I was just thinking All to myself How I still want you And nobody else I was just thinking All to myself All to myself In this darkness I move slowly Always struggling to be free But I still hear your voice And everywhere I see the choice That's made such a fool of me I was just wondering If There Was A Way To bring you back to me Maybe things I could say I was just wondering I was just wondering If There Was A Way c Coal Dust West Music BMI Please, Please Baby (Dwight Yoakam) performed by Reckless Kelly Willy Braun - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar Cody Braun - Background Vocals, Fiddle Jay Nazz - Drums Casey Pollock - Lead Guitar Chris Schelske - Background Vocals, Bass Chorus Please, please baby, baby come back home 'Cause it's so cold and dark her all alone If you come back I promise I'll be good If you come home, baby, I'll act like I should I laughed when you packed your bags And told me goodbye I hollered, "I don't need you," aw but Honey that's a lie Chorus If you don't come home, dear, I know I'll go insane Sweetheart, I plead guilty, darlin' I'll take the blame Chrous (twice) c Coal Dust West Music BMI One Thousand Miles (Dwight Yoakam) performed by Pete Droge Pete Droge - Lead Vocals, Drums, Guitar, Bass Joe Hadlock - Keyboard Elaine Summers - Background Vocals Runway Four, Flight 209 Teardrops falls, we start to climb This window seat proved a poor choice It shows the dream that's been destroyed A little baby starts to cry hey, I would be too, if not for pride I owe so much t pride, it's true It brought an end to me and you Chorus But if I could, I'd turn around Set my feet back on the ground 'Cause all this plane ride holds for me Is a 1.000 Miles of misery I hear the engines, watch the clouds The whole damn world looks distand now But I can't seem to put no space Between my cold heart and your sweet face Across the aisle they're holding hands revealing brand new wedding bands But our sweet gold, it's gone to rust Now my life has turned to dust c Coal Dust West Music BMI Miner's Prayer (Dwight Yoakam) performed by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings When thge whistle blows each morning And I walk down in that cold, dark mine I say a prayer to my dear Savior 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 Repeat 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 shoved and a hoe Repeat Chorus Yeah when I die, dear Lord in Heaven Please take my soul from 'neath that cold, dark ground c coal Dust West Music BMI