Faron Young (February 25, 1932, near Shreveport, Louisiana – December 10, 1… Read Full Bio ↴Faron Young (February 25, 1932, near Shreveport, Louisiana – December 10, 1996), was an American country music singer, predominantly in the honky tonk genre.

Starting off singing at the local Optimist Club, Young was discovered by Webb Pierce, who brought him to star on the Louisiana Hayride radio program on KWKH in 1951.

He was drafted into the Army in late 1952, just after he was signed to Capitol Records. Nicknamed "The Hillbilly Heartthrob" and "The Singing Sheriff," he had many hits including:

"Young Love"
"If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
"Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young"
"Sweet Dreams"
"Alone With You"
"Hello Walls" (written by Willie Nelson)
"It's Four in the Morning" (written by Jerry Chesnut).
"Here I Am In Dallas"
"I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night"
Young made several appearances during the late 1950s on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee.

His #1 country hit "It's Four in the Morning" was written at his request as he was recuperating from a serious automobile accident in which he suffered head injuries. His tongue had been partly severed in the accident, and it took him several months before he could regain normal speaking ability. He had particular trouble with the "s" sound in most words, so he asked for a song which largely avoided that sound as his comeback effort.

Faron Young's band, the Country Deputies, was one of country music's top bands, and toured with him for many years.

Young co-founded, with Preston Temple, the Nashville trade newspaper, The Music City News.

Young died at the age of sixty-four of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had been in failing health when he took his own life.

Legacy and influence
A performance video clip of "It's Four In The Morning" was the first video to air on CMT when it first launched on March 5, 1983.
In 1985, the country singer inspired homage from British rock group, Prefab Sprout, whose multimillion-selling album, "Steve McQueen" contains the song "Faron Young." The song has the refrain: You give me Faron Young four in the morning / Forgive me Faron Young four in the morning..."
In 2000, he was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame

In the comic strip Peanuts, Frieda's cat was named "Faron" after Faron Young, of whom Charles Schulz was a fan.

Worked with Webb Pierce on the Louisana Hayride in 1951. First recorded with Tillman Franks & his Rainbow boys in 1951. Went solo in 1952. Appeared in the 1956 movie "Hidden Guns" and got his nickame "The Young Sheriff", and his band name, "Country Deputies" from that movie. Also appeared in the movies, Stampede, Daniel Boone, Raiders Of Old California, and That's Country. Founder and one-time publisher of the Music City News in Nashville. First charted song "Going Steady went to #2 on the Country Charts in 1953. Put 79 songs into the top 40 of the country charts from 1953-1978. Had 5 #1s. Last # 1 was It's Four In the Morning in 1971. During the '90s, Young was stricken with a debilitating emphysema. Depressed by his poor health, he shot himself on December 9, 1996, and passed away the next day Source Joel Whitburn's Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country

A World So Full of Love
Faron Young Lyrics

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I know how it feels to be alive with no desire to live
I know how it feels to never take and always have to give
And the day I found out was on the day you let me down
In this world so full of love with not enough to go around

I was once so proud to have your love that I could burst with pride
But you took that away and now I'm breaking up inside
It's enough to make me wish that I could hide and not be found

In this world so full of love with not enough to go around

For days and nights I wonder and the reason I can't find
There's so much love around me and no love to call mine

It's enough to make me wish that I could hide and not be found
In this world so full of love yet not enough to go around

Overall Meaning

These lyrics from Faron Young's song "World So Full of Love" describe the pain of unrequited love and the overwhelming feeling of isolation that can come with it. The first two lines acknowledge the contradictory emotions of feeling alive but not wanting to live. This could be interpreted as feeling physically present but emotionally dead due to the unfulfilled longing for love. The next two lines touch upon the feeling of being a giver but never a taker in a relationship, which can lead to resentment and resentment towards the person who continually takes without giving in return.

The following lines focus on the moment when the singer's heart was broken by the person they loved, causing them to question the amount of love in the world. The repetition of the phrase "In this world so full of love with not enough to go around" emphasizes the disconnect between the abundance of love in the world and the singer's inability to find it. The singer's pride in the love they once shared with the person who betrayed them is contrasted with the pain they now feel as a result.

The lyrics also touch upon the universal feeling of longing for love and connection, but the inability to find it. The line "there's so much love around me and no love to call mine" highlights the paradoxical nature of love. The song lyrics emphasize how love, despite being abundant, can be elusive and scarce when needed the most.

Line by Line Meaning

I know how it feels to be alive with no desire to live
I have experienced the feeling of being alive but lacking the purpose to continue living.

I know how it feels to never take and always have to give
It is familiar for me to give and never receive anything in return.

And the day I found out was on the day you let me down
I discovered this feeling when you disappointed me.

In this world so full of love with not enough to go around
Although this world is filled with love, it seems scarce and insufficient for everyone to have enough.

I was once so proud to have your love that I could burst with pride
There was a time when having your love made me feel incredibly happy and proud.

But you took that away and now I'm breaking up inside
It pains me that you have taken that feeling of pride away from me and now I am struggling internally.

For days and nights I wonder and the reason I can't find
I constantly ruminate on why I am unable to find love, day and night.

There's so much love around me and no love to call mine
Despite love being everywhere around me, I still cannot seem to find love for myself.

In this world so full of love yet not enough to go around
Even though love is abundant in this world, it still seems scarce and unattainable for me.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MILLER, RON YOUNG

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