About The Song
A lot would say that Dwight Yoakam is an underrated country singer. He became popular back in the ’80s when he revived the hillbilly/honky-tonk type of country brand. Back then, a lot of the country artists were leaning towards Urban Cowboy music.
This Dwight Yoakam song is penned by Kostas and James House and recorded by the country singer. It was released back in March 1993 as the first single from his CD This Time. The song peaked at number 2 on June 5, 1993, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks. It also served as the lead-off single to his CD, This Time. The success of the song did not only enter the charts but it also won a Grammy award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.
The song is mid-tempo and it talks about a man who has just left his lover because of the way she treated him. She tries to win him by calling and sending notes but he refuses to answer back. He tries to convince himself that he “ain’t that lonely yet,” or not lonely enough to return to her and he must resist.
There’s nothing left that you can do
To try and bring me ’round
‘Cause everything you do
Just brings me down
‘Cause I ain’t that lonely yet
No, I ain’t that lonely yet
After what you put me through
I ain’t that lonely yet
Can you relate to the person singing the song? This Dwight Yoakam track teaches us a lesson that we must value our happiness first before anyone else’s. If the one we expect to love us and respect us did the opposite, it hurts all the more and we should give our self the time to heal.
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Lyrics
You keep calling me on the telephone
You say you’re all alone well that’s real sad
And you keep leavin’ notes stuck on my door
Guess you’re hungry for some more, girl that’s too bad.‘Cause I ain’t that lonely, yet
No, I ain’t that lonely yet
After what you put me through
Oh, I ain’t that lonely, yet.Once there was this spider in my bed
I got caught up in her web of love and lies
She spun her chains around my heart and soul
Never to let go, oh, but I survived.‘Cause I ain’t that lonely, yet
No, I ain’t that lonely, yet
After what you put me through
Oh, I ain’t that lonely, yet.There’s nothing left that you can do
To try and bring me around
‘Cause everything you do just brings me down.Oh, well I ain’t that lonely, yet
No, I ain’t that lonely, yet
After what you put me through
Oh, I ain’t that lonely, yet.‘Cause I ain’t that lonely, yet
No, I ain’t that lonely, yet
After what you put me through
Oh, I ain’t that lonely, yet.‘Cause I ain’t that lonely, yet
No, I ain’t that lonely, yet
After what you put me through
Oh, I ain’t that lonely, yet.