Jim Lauderdale I Know Better Now written by Jim Lauderdale
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Oh I must have left some stones unturned
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Or could be quite a few
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There's a lot I've overlooked and never knew
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There's some things you learn while getting burned
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Don't feel good at the time
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Playing by your set of rules
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Pretending that you'll never lose
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But I know better now
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I know better now
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It just took a while to figure out
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There's so much to take for granted
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When life is going well
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And when the tides will turn no one can tell
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Some wise men knew who played the blues
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That no one has hardly heard
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The high cost of fooling yourself
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Not mentioning everyone else
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But I know better now
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I know better now
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It just took a while to figure out
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Some mysteries hang on the breeze
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And we'll all go to some big hotel
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Where weary hearts can rest
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Getting and giving more of the faith and the hope and the love
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But I know better now
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I know better now
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It just took a while to figure out
>From Jim Lauderdale 'The Hummingbirds'
Dualtone Records 2002
Laudersongs/Mighty Music Music(BMI)
Kenny Vaughn guitar
Tony Harrell piano/organ
Tony Rice acoustic guitar
Billy Thomas drums
Tony Garnier bass
Robbie Turner steel guitar
Buddy Miller background vocals
