Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) Lyrics

The only two things in life that make it worth livin'
Is guitars that tune good and firm feelin' women
I don't need my name in the marquee lights
I got my song and I got you with me tonight
Maybe it's time we got back to the basics of love

Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas
With Waylon and Willie and the boys
This successful life we're livin'
Got us feuding like the Hatfields and McCoys
Between Hank Williams' pain songs and
Newbury's train songs and "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain"
Out in Luckenbach, Texas, ain't nobody feelin' no pain

So baby, let's sell your diamond ring
Buy some boots and faded jeans and go away
This coat and tie is choking me
In your high society, you cry all day
We've been so busy keepin' up with the Jones
Four car garage and we're still building on
Maybe it's time we got back to the basics of love

Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas
With Waylon and Willie and the boys
This successful life we're livin' got us feudin'
Like the Hatfield and McCoys
Between Hank Williams' pain songs and
Newbury's train songs and "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain"
Out in Luckenbach, Texas, ain't nobody feelin' no pain

Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas
Willie and Waylon and the boys
This successful life we're livin's got us feudin'
Like the Hatfield and McCoys
Between Hank Williams' pain songs
And Jerry Jeff's train songs and "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain"
Out in Luckenbach, Texas, there ain't nobody feelin' no pain
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Cover art for Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) lyrics by Waylon Jennings

To me this song speaks for itself.... getting caught up in the life and just wanting to get away from it all....

Cover art for Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) lyrics by Waylon Jennings

It's not farm feelin' women, it's FIRM feelin' women. ;) And, yes, it is a song about how we need to stop chasing our tails and just get back to the basics.

Cover art for Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) lyrics by Waylon Jennings

You know songs like this don't need a lot of comment, they speak for themselves. Any Waylon song brings back good memories, one of my favorites by Waylon, god rest his soul.