What I Don't Know - Dwight Yoakam

I don't want you coming here No way, no way I can't have you staying here No way, no way Every time I am reminded Of the good thing that we use to know And I know you're not expecting To go on second guessing But I think it's for the best I don't want you coming here No way, no way I can't have you staying here No way, no way Everytime I see your eyes I want to walk with you in moonlight And I know you're not intending To go on just pretending But I think it's for the best But when you're with me darling I don't believe in anyone else I'm so confused by you I don't know what to do I don't want you coming here Yeah I don't want you coming here No way, no way I can't have you staying here No way, no way But when you're with me darling I don't believe in anyone else I'm so confused by you But when you're with me darling I don't believe in anyone else I'm so confused by you Don't tell me what to do I don't want you coming here

No hablo espanol Was all I knew of the local lingo And that old pocket guide to Mexico Wasn't much help to this out of place Gringo When I checked into my motel room Was helped by a brown-eyed senorita She said: "Bienvenidos, Senor blah, blah, blah, blah, blah Como estas, buenos dias" I don't know what she said But I sure liked the way that she said it A little voice in my head said "Boy, you won't ever forget it" They say that Spanish is the language of love Well, I love the way that it rolled off her tongue I don't know what she said But I sure liked the way that she said it As I followed her down the hallway I was tryin' my best not to stare The angel before me was a rare beauty indeed J-Lo had nothin' on her She winked an' she smiled at me sweetly Said, "Senor, aqui esta su llave "Muy guapo", an' somethin' 'bout 'Ho Ho's' An' I thought, "Oh, baby, whatever you say" I don't know what she said But I sure liked the way that she said it A little voice in my head said "Boy, you won't ever forget it" They say that Spanish is the language of love Well, I love the way that it rolled off her tongue I don't know what she said But I sure liked the way that she said it Later that evenin' in a local cantina A Mariachi band was playin' She held me close so her body would know That my body knew what she was sayin' I don't know what she said But I sure liked the way that she said it A little voice in my head said "Boy, you won't ever forget it" They say that Spanish is the language of love Well, I love the way that it rolled off her tongue I don't know what she said But I sure liked the way that she said it No, I don't know what she said But I sure liked the way that she said it

I don't know what it is But you got to do it I don't know where to go But you got to be there I don't know where to fall But I know that its comfortable where I don't know where it is Putting all of my time In learning to care And a bucket of rhymes I threw up somewhere Want a locket of who Made me lose my perfunctory view Of all that is around And of all that I do So I knock on the door Take a step that is new Never been here before Is there anyone else who's too In love with beauty Playing all of the games And thinks three's company Is there anyone else Who wears slightly mysterious bruises I don't know what it is Sick of lookin' around At friendly faces All declaring a war on far off places Is there anyone else Who is through with complaining about What's done unto us? So I knock on the door And I am on the train Going god knows where to To get me over To get me over Get me heaven or hell Calais or Dover I was hoping the train Was my big number Taking the Santa Fe and the Atchinson Topeka But we're chugging along, Dunaway by the crossing And could be heading for Poland Or Limbo or Lower Manhattan Find myself running around I don't know what it is, so get me over I don't know what it is, so get me over I don't know what it is, so get me over To get me over You gotta do it You gotta be there

Logically I'm not listenin' to myself Why I can't walk away I need to put it up on my neatly dusted shelf And just dream of another day I don't know what I'm doin' anymore And I don't know why I persist I don't know what I'm doin' anymore Why I long for those fabulous lips and home Forever indebted to his curiosities Though I see it as a threat Oh, but all that he has taught me Through his neglect Mutual admiration Aimless fascination It's so vexing A complex fling Of things he'll never know There's too much to hear The will is not there I'm worth it, I, I swear I don't know what I'm doin' anymore And I don't know why I persist I don't know what I'm doin' anymore How'd I get myself back into this? He loves me like passing at night A rhyme that he writes but sometimes forgets And I will get just what I need I will end up right where I'm supposed to be And I refuse to be that she So baby, I know you won't But don't cry for me 'cause You don't know what you're doin' anymore And you don't know why you resist You don't know what you're doin' anymore Why you long for these fabulous lips, fabulous home And you don't know, no, no, no, no, no And you don't know, no, no, no, no, no, no And I don't know, no, no, no, no Yeah, oh, why I long for those fabulous lips and home, home

I never meant 2 cause u any sorrow I never meant 2 cause u any pain I only wanted 2 one time see u laughing I only wanted 2 see u laughing in the purple rain Purple rain Purple rain Purple rain Purple rain Purple rain Purple rain I only wanted 2 see u bathing in the purple rain I never wanted 2 be your weekend lover I only wanted 2 be some kind of friend Baby I could never steal u from another It's such a shame our friendship had 2 end Purple rain Purple rain Purple rain Purple rain Purple rain Purple rain I only wanted 2 see u underneath the purple rain Honey I know, I know, I know times are changing It's time we all reach out 4 something new That means u 2 U say u want a leader But u can't seem 2 make up your mind I think u better close it And let me guide u 2 the purple rain Purple rain Purple rain Purple rain Purple rain If you know what I'm singing about up here C'mon raise your hand Purple rain Purple rain I only want 2 see u, only want 2 see u In the purple rain

You say that you will When I know that you won't You say that you do Baby when I know you don't Really love me You never loved me at all Honey you never tried If you did you would have had to crawl You say that I did Baby when you know I don't You said that I will When you knew that I won't Ever love you No I would not even try Look if you say it again I'll swear that's just one big lie Oh you say that you do But we both know you don't You still say that you will When it's so for sure you won't Ever love me No you never even try From the first day we met And you said it, that was a lie

I got a brand-new baby, and I feel so good She loves me even better than I thought she could I'm on my way to her house And I'm plumb out of breath When I see her tonight I'm gonna squeeze her to death Claudette Pretty little face Claudette Never makes me fret, Claudette She's the greatest girl Yeah, that I've ever met I get the best lovin' that I'll ever get Claudette Pretty little pet, Claudette Whoa-oh Claudette Well, I'm a lucky man My baby treats me right She's gonna let me hug and kiss And hold her tight When the date is over And we're at her front door I'm gonna kiss her goodnight And holla more, more, more Claudette Pretty little face Claudette Never makes me fret, Claudette She's the greatest girl Yeah, that I've ever met I get the best lovin' that I'll ever get Claudette Pretty little pet, Claudette Whoa-oh, Claudette Whoa-oh, Claudette Pretty little face Claudette Whoa-oh, Claudette When me and my baby have a date or three I'm gonna ask my baby if she'll marry me I'm gonna be so happy For the rest of my life When my brand-new baby Is my brand-new wife Claudette Pretty little face Claudette Never makes me fret, Claudette She's the greatest girl Yeah, that I've ever met I get the best lovin' that I'll ever get Claudette Pretty little pet, Claudette Whoa-oh, Claudette Hey, hey, Claudette

I couldn't change your heart I couldn't change your mind So I just have to learn to live with This empty life you've left behind You didn't try to hear You didn't try to see No 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, yeah Nothing but sadness Nothing but fear Nothing but silence heard around here Bridges were burned Lessons were learned Promises made that were broken Tender lies so softly spoken (Spoken) 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 sorrow) Nothing but pain (nothing) Nothing but memories that whisper your name Nothing but sadness (nothing but sadness) Nothing but fear (nothing) Nothing but silence heard around here Heard around here Nothing but sorrow (nothing but sorrow) Nothing but pain (nothing) Nothing but memories that whisper your name Whisper your name Nothing but sadness (nothing but sadness) Nothing but fear (nothing) Nothing but silence heard around here Heard around here I couldn't change your heart

If I had a waterfall We wouldn't wonder, not at all How much fun each day was gonna be If I had a mountain top I know we would never stop Climbing way high up to look and see If I had a jellyfish I betcha we would never miss A single peanut butter kiss or squeeze If I had a waterfall It might not make no sense at all But that won't matter much to you and me Babies get born Even in a war I guess just to show us What livin's for My heart still Believes that love For what we need Can be enough If we'll just stop Keepin' score If I had a big giraffe That tried to dance and made us laugh Every smile and giggle would be free If I had a big moonlight We'd turn it back on every night Just so the dark could try and get some sleep If I had a rocket ship We'd go places really quick Then have the time to stop and get ice cream If I had a big giraffe He'd have to take a real long bath And that's why waterfalls are really neat Babies get born Even in a war I guess just to show us What livin's for My heart still Believes that love For what we need Can be enough If we'll just stop Keepin' score If I had an everything We could stand out in the rain And only feel the drops we wanted to If I had a wonderful We could play out in the snow And never have to wear our socks and shoes If I had a pot of luck I wouldn't have to spend a buck And get all the stuff we needed for a sneeze If I had an everything We wouldn't get wet in the rain And ridin' waterfalls would be a breeze If I had a big giraffe He'd have to take a real long bath And that's why waterfalls are really neat

If I could I'd take us back To where we were When we didn't need to be Anyplace but deep inside The moment love first came to life and see There's a way lost hope can lead To help find that memory Baby if you just believe A yearning heart can Teach us how Regret is hope We haven't learned to see Even in the total dark I know we can find a spot with dreams The first step back up off the ground Is letting go of what held us down And then just to believe... Words they just get in my way When really all I'm tryin' to say is Believe If I could I'd take us back To when our hearts were both boldly free But words they just get in my way When really all I'm tryin' to say is Believe, believe Believe, believe Believe, yeah words Can just get in the way When all I ever meant to say is Believe!