Understand Your Man - I Am Johnny Cash

Dwight Yoakam & Johnny Cash Don't call my name out your window, as I'm leavin' 'Cause I won't even turn my head And don't send your kin folk to give me no dang talkin' 'Cause I'll be gone like I said You'd can say the same ole things That you've been sayin' all along Just lay there in your bed And keep you mouth shut 'till I'm gone No, Don't give me that old familiar, cry n' cuss n' moan Understand your man Oh, Understand your man Huh. --- Instrumental --- Oh, party boys You can give my other suit to the Salvation Army And everything else I leave behind I ain't takin' nothin' that'll slow down my travelin' While I untangle my mind No, I ain't gonna repeat what I said anymore While I'm breathin' air that ain't been breathed before Yet, I'll be as gone as a wild goose in winter Then you'll understand your man (meditate on it) You'll understand your man (You hear me talkin, now?) Understand your man (I told you so) Understand your man Huh, Oh hu. Understand your man Understand your man Understand your man Understand Understand your man...

Don't call my name out your window when I'm leavin' I won't even turn my head Don't send your kinfolks to give me no talkin' I'll be gone like I said You'd say the same old thing That you be sayin' all along Lay there in your bed, keep your mouth shut 'Till I'm gone And don't give me that old familiar cry and fuss and moan Understand your man, meditate on Understand your man And you can give my other suit to the Salvation Army And everything else I leave behind I ain't takin' nothin' that'll slow down my travelin' While I'm untanglin' my mind And I ain't gonna repeat What I said any more While I'm breathin' air that ain't been breathed before I'll be as gone as the wild goose in winter Then you'll understand your man, hear me talking out, honey Understand your man Understand your man, meditate on him Understand your man

I'm a good time on Friday I'm a truck on the highway I'm a dusty ball cap I'm a prayer in the back I'm a hook line and sinker I'm a back porch beer drinker Georgia boy raising hell But more than anything else Baby, I'm your man The guy that gets to hold your hand Thinking lucky me I can't believe, I get to be The lips where your kisses land Every night and all day Your forever and always Yeah, I'm a lotta things but I gotta say The best part of who I am Is your man, I'm your man You're a song in the front seat The skip in my heartbeat The slow it down in my too fast The stop me in my tracks every time Thank God that I'm Your man The guy that gets to hold your hand Thinking lucky me I can't believe, I get to be The lips where your kisses land Every night and all day Your forever and always Yeah, I'm a lotta things but I gotta say The best part of who I am Is your man, I'm your man I'm here for the long haul Your safe place to fall No, I ain't ever gonna go nowhere Comes so naturally Yeah, I was born to be Your strong and your steady I love that you let me be Your man The guy that gets to hold your hand I'm thinking lucky me I can't believe, I get to be The lips where your kisses land Every night and all day Your forever and always Yeah, I'm a lotta things but I gotta say The best part of who I am Is your man, I'm your man Your man I'm your man Your man I'm your man

You can run on for a long time Run on for a long time Run on for a long time Sooner or later God'll cut you down Sooner or later God'll cut you down Go tell that long tongue liar Go and tell that midnight rider Tell the rambler, The gambler, The back biter Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down Well my goodness gracious let me tell you the news My head's been wet with the midnight dew I've been down on bended knee talkin' to the man from Galilee He spoke to me in the voice so sweet I thought I heard the shuffle of the angel's feet He called my name and my heart stood still When he said, "John go do My will!" Go tell that long tongue liar Go and tell that midnight rider Tell the rambler, The gambler, The back biter Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down You can run on for a long time Run on for a long time Run on for a long time Sooner or later God'll cut you down Sooner or later God'll cut you down Well you may throw your rock and hide your hand Workin' in the dark against your fellow man But as sure as God made black and white What's down in the dark will be brought to the light You can run on for a long time Run on for a long time Run on for a long time Sooner or later God'll cut you down Sooner or later God'll cut you down Go tell that long tongue liar Go and tell that midnight rider Tell the rambler, The gambler, The back biter Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down