Baby Why Not Song Lyrics and Chords by Dwight Yoakam
Baby Why Not
Written and Recorded by Dwight Yoakam
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Oh baby why not just take one more
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chance
And risk all we got on this luckless
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romance
If someone asks why we'll say we
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forgot
And went kinda
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crazy oh
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baby why
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not
If
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love needs a fool for
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it to
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survive
It
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sure looks to me like we
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both
quali
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fy
And a pair of fools will always beat
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one
So let's play the
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cards and
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get this deal
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done
Oh baby why not bet big on the
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bliss
And laugh in the face of what all odds
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insist
If someone asks why we'll say we
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forgot
And both lost our
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minds oh
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baby why
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not
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Oh babe
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please you and
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I are exactly what we
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need
So
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let's throw away all care
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move out on the edge somewhere
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Find a place and just swing there in the breeze
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And
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went kinda
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crazy oh
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baby why
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not
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both lost our
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minds oh
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baby why
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not
FAQ
Who sang the the song Baby Why Not?
- The song Baby Why Not was sang by Dwight Yoakam.
Who is Dwight Yoakam?
- Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, known for his pioneering style of country music. First becoming popular in the mid-1980s, Yoakam has recorded more than 20 albums and compilations, charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 30 million records. He has recorded five Billboard No. 1 albums, twelve gold albums, and nine platinum albums, including the triple-platinum This Time.
In addition to his many achievements in the performing arts, he is also the most frequent musical guest in the history of The Tonight Show.
