Thinking About Leaving Song Lyrics and Chords by Dwight Yoakam
Thinking About Leaving
Recorded by Dwight Yoakam
Written by Rodney Crowell
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I used to think love was the
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soft rope meant to tie me
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down
And all that could ever own me was a
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guitar and another
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town
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Ten years can disappear real fast
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morning just leaves somewhere else
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behind
But I've been
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thinking about leaving
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long enough to change my
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mind
Lyin' here beside you I can
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feel it start to pull me
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away
The thought I'll have again tomorrow that
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just came back from yester
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day
But
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your embrace makes any reason for those
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memories hard to
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find
And I've been
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thinking about leaving
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long enough to change my
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mind
Some
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times I miss the warm bright lights some
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times I miss the crowds
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times I miss the women I
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wrapped each song
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around
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times I miss that world out there so
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empty hard and un
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kind
But I've been
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thinking about leaving
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long enough to change my
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mind
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times I miss the warm bright lights some
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times I miss the noise
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times I miss the fading sounds of
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every cheering
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voice
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times I miss that world out there so
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empty hard and un
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kind
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thinking about leaving
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long enough to change my
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mind
And I've been thinking about leaving
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long enough to change my
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mind
FAQ
Who sang the the song Thinking About Leaving?
- The song Thinking About Leaving 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.
