You Kept Me Awake Last Night Song Lyrics and Chords
You Kept Me Awake Last Night Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Reeves
You Kept Me Awake Last Night
Written and recorded by Jim Reeves
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You kept me
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awake last
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night
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Thought about you till
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broad
day
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light
If you ask me it just ain't
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right
This keeping me
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awake at
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night
How you expect a
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poor guy to
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last
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With nothing but a
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lonesome
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past
Though you're gone you're never out of
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sight
You kept me
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awake last
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night
I was
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fooling myself by
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going to bed
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Cause I saw your face in the
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book that I read
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hugged my pillow and
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whispered sleep tight
But
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you kept me
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awake last
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night
When
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twilight came I said
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goodbye to the sun
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Then thought about all those
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sweet things you've done
And
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I know the same thing will
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happen
tonight
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You kept me
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awake last
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night
FAQ
Who sang the the song You Kept Me Awake Last Night?
- The song You Kept Me Awake Last Night was sang by Jim Reeves.
Who is Jim Reeves?
- James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923 - July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death. Reeves died in the crash of his private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
