Sorry You Asked Song Lyrics and Chords by Dwight Yoakam
Sorry You Asked
Written and Recorded by Dwight Yoakam
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You'll be sorry you
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asked me the
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reason
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with me
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tonight
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know you were
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probably just
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acting
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polite
But you'll be
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sorry you
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ever asked
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why
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We started having
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problems in
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August last year
So things had been kinda
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rough for quite
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awhile
And you know how you
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think it'll
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work itself out
Well
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mister that thought's wrong by a long long mile
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might should've
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seen that we were
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drifting
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But I was in what I
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guess you'd call
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denial
And I always heard them
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say that you're the
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last one to know
Well
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buddy I was last by a long long while
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Okay we
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both have a
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tendency to
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overreact
So I can't really
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tell you who's at
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fault
But there were certain third
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parties well her
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sister for one
That helped
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bring out reconciling to a drop-dead halt
Now
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aren't you sorry you
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asked me the
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reason
That she's not here
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with me
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tonight
And I
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know you were
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probably just
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acting
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polite
But I'm sure
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sorry you
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ever asked
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why
Aren't you sorry you
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ever asked
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why
I'm sure sorry you
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ever asked
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why
Did I
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tell you that she
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tried to have me
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locked out of the house
I had to go hire a
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lawyer and
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all
But I know that was
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mostly her
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family's
idea
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could her them tell her what to say every time I
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called
FAQ
Who sang the the song Sorry You Asked?
- The song Sorry You Asked 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.
