When Are You Ever Gonna Learn Song Lyrics and Chords
When Are You Ever Gonna Learn Song Lyrics and Chords by Faron Young
When Are You Ever Gonna Learn
Recorded by Faron Young
Written by Kris Kristofferson
That's right friend wash your face
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Look in the mirror wipe the
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guilt from your eyes
Take a
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drink to chase the bitter taste left
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over from your
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lies
You go
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right back to the bottom every time my back is
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turned
Buddy
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when are you ever gonna
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learn
Go on friend bow your head you can't
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look me in the eye
Because
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just like me you hate to see a
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man break down and
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cry
But you'll
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go on burning bridges till there's no more left to
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burn
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when are you ever gonna
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learn
Was the
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thrill worth the gamble that you
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live from day to day
Does it
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really hold a candle to the
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love you threw away
Each
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night takes you closer to the
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point of no return
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when are you ever gonna
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learn
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when are you ever gonna
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learn
FAQ
Who sang the the song When Are You Ever Gonna Learn?
- The song When Are You Ever Gonna Learn was sang by Faron Young.
Who is Faron Young?
- Faron Young (February 25, 1932 - December 10, 1996) was an American country music producer, singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk singer in sound and personal style and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a singing cowboy film role as the Young Sheriff, Young's singles charted for more than 30 years. In failing health, he died by suicide at 64 in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
