Free to Go
Dwight Yoakam Lyrics


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Baby now I understand
How time can alter any plan then gently lead you to know
Truth hopes lies will never show
Oh that love only pauses for a while and is always free to go

Honey I learned not to seek
Any promise hearts must keep after mine had come to know
And disappointedly so
That love only pauses for a while and is always free to go

At every fading glance I reach to take it in my hands
As if that touch might be the one last chance

And though all those distant dreams
Seldom turn out what they seem in the rush to let them grow
Their loss had taught me to know
That love only pauses for a while and is always free to go

At every fading glance I reach to take it in my hands
As if that touch might be the one last chance

Baby now I understand
How time can alter any plan then gently lead you to know
Truth hopes lies will never show




That love only pauses for a while and is always free to go
Yeah love only pauses for a while and is always free to go

Overall Meaning

In Dwight Yoakam's song "Free to Go," the lyrics suggest that he has learned from personal experience that love is never permanent and always has the potential to end. Yoakam speaks of how time can change one's plans and how the reality of love is not always as it appears. He has come to accept that seeking promises from the heart is fruitless, as disappointment is a common result. Yoakam suggests that he has experienced the loss of distant dreams, but has learned that these losses have taught him that love is a temporary state which merely "pauses for a while" before moving on.


The chorus repeats that love is only a temporary condition, and one that will always be free to leave. Yoakam speaks of how at every fading glance, he reaches out to grasp love, perhaps trying to hold onto it for just one more moment. However, he acknowledges the reality that, ultimately, love can never be grasped or held onto for long. The song suggests that Yoakam has come to terms with this truth and now understands how time alters the best-laid plans of mice and men, and that he has developed a sense of acceptance of the fleeting nature of love.


Line by Line Meaning

Baby now I understand
I have finally come to realize


How time can alter any plan then gently lead you to know
As time goes on, things change and people come to understand the truth


Truth hopes lies will never show
No matter how hard we try to hide the truth, it always finds a way to surface


Oh that love only pauses for a while and is always free to go
Love is temporary and can leave at any moment, no matter how much we try to hold onto it


Honey I learned not to seek
I have come to learn not to look for


Any promise hearts must keep after mine had come to know
I have learned not to expect hearts to keep their promises


And disappointedly so
And this has left me feeling disappointed


At every fading glance I reach to take it in my hands
Every time I see it fading away, I try to hold onto it


As if that touch might be the one last chance
As if that moment might be the last chance to save it


And though all those distant dreams
Even though all those far-off dreams


Seldom turn out what they seem in the rush to let them grow
Rarely turn out to be what they initially appear when we are in a hurry to make them real


Their loss had taught me to know
Losing them has taught me to understand


Yeah love only pauses for a while and is always free to go
Love is temporary and can leave at any moment, no matter how much we try to hold onto it




Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: DWIGHT YOAKAM

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