Faron Young: It's Four in the Morning

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I wrote this song in 1972 beginning at 4 AM one morning. Later that day I received a call from Billy Deaton (Faron's Manager), wanting to know if I had a Hit for Faron. I met Faron later that day at Mercury Records and sang him this song. He loved it, and so we went back into the Mercury Studio and recorded it just Me and my guitar. Faron took the recording and learned the song, then he recorded it a few days later. I was at the session and we both loved his version of it, but little did we realize that it was to become an across the board, number 1 HIT, and the biggest International, Top Selling record of his career. Faron was a great talent and did many of my songs, but more important, "HE WAS MY FRIEND and I MISS HIM".

- Jerry

It's four in the morning and once more the dawning

Just woke up the wanting in me

Wishin' I'd never met her, knowing if I'd forget her

How much better off she would be

The longer I hold on and the longer this goes on

The harder that it's gonna be

But it's four in the morning and once more the dawning

Just woke up the wanting in me

I never deserved her, God knows when I hurt her

That's the last thing that I want to do

She tries but she can't tell how she feels but I know

Too well what she's going through

If I love her so much I don't know why I can't do

The right thing and just let her be

But it's four in the morning and once more the dawning, 

Just woke up the wanting in me

Last night I told her this time it's all over

Making ten times I've told her goodbye

Last night we broke up, this morning I woke up

And for the tenth time, I'm changing my mind

I saw more love in her eyes when I left her

Than most foolish men will ever see

And It's four in the morning and once more the dawning

Just woke up the wanting in me

(fade)

It's four in the morning and once more the dawning

Just woke up the wanting in me

 Words and Music by Jerry Chesnut