Lee Ann Womack (born August 19, 1966, in Jacksonville, Texas) is a country … Read Full Bio ↴Lee Ann Womack (born August 19, 1966, in Jacksonville, Texas) is a country music artist who may best be known for her 2000 crossover hit, "I Hope You Dance".

Her 1997 self-titled debut album brought her onto the country music scene as a herald of a more neotraditional country music sound, in a genre that had begun to sound more pop-oriented with the likes of LeAnn Rimes, Faith Hill and Shania Twain topping the charts. The hits from that first album were "Never Again, Again", "The Fool" and "You've Got To Talk To Me."

Her second album, 1998's Some Things I Know, set the tone for what the pop oriented direction of country music sought to encapsulate in the late 1990s. It brought us "A Little Past Little Rock", "(Now You See Me) Now You Don't" and "I'll Think Of A Reason Later", while her third and possibly most successful album to date, 2000's I Hope You Dance, featured, along with the award-winning aforementioned title cut (to which Sons of the Desert supplied the backing vocals) also featured the hits "Why They Call It Falling" and "Does My Ring Burn Your Finger" as well as covers of the 1980 Rodney Crowell hit "Ashes By Now", and the Don Williams' 1981 classic, "Lord I Hope This Day Is Good."

Womack's fourth album, Something Worth Leaving Behind, released in 2002, was seen by many as an attempt by her to cross over to the very pop-sound of which she was the antithesis five years earlier. The title cut and "Forever Everyday" were the only two singles released. Both went into the top 40 country chart.

Her most recent album, 2005's There's More Where That Came From features "I May Hate Myself In The Morning", the album's first single, which is viewed by many as a return to the traditional sound that brought her success in her earlier career. Later in 2005, Womack won three awards at the Country Music Awards: Single of the Year for "I May Hate Myself In The Morning", Album of the Year for There's More Where That Came From, and Musical Event of the Year for her duet, "Good News, Bad News", with George Strait.

Womack has recorded a few duets that have been released as singles. In 2002, her duet with Willie Nelson, "Mendocino County Line", became his biggest hit in several years. In 2004, she worked with country band Cross Canadian Ragweed on the track "Sick and Tired". The song had moderate success and received a bit of video airplay.

Womack has two daughters; Aubrie (with ex-husband Jason Sellers) and Anna Lise (with current husband Frank Liddell). Both daughters appeared in the video for "I Hope You Dance".

In Summer of 2006, Womack announced plans to release a new studio album in the fall, titled Finding My Way Back Home but it has been pushed back to 2007. The first single, which was the album's title track, peaked at #37 in late 2006.

Discography

Studio Albums

* Lee Ann Womack (1997) Platinum
* Some Things I Know (1998) Gold
* I Hope You Dance (2000) 3x Platinum
* Something Worth Leaving Behind (2002)
* There's More Where That Came From (2005) Gold
* Finding My Way Back Home (2007)

Virtual Albums

* iTunes Originals - Lee Ann Womack

Compilation Albums

* Greatest Hits (2004)

Christmas Albums

* The Season For Romance (2002)

Trivia

* Lee Ann wore dental braces on her teeth in the late 1990's, being one of the few public figures to wear visible braces in adulthood.

* Lee Ann also sang with Chris Jericho (of WWE fame) and Olympic gymnast Carly Patterson in the FOX show "Celebrity Duets" in 2006.

* Lee Ann Sang her hit song "I Hope You Dance" at the 2004 Republican National Convention.

* Lee Ann was once married to singer/songwriter Jason Sellers. The couple had one daughter, Aubrie Lee Sellers, born that same year. The couple divorced in the late 1990s. In 1999, she married former record executive Frank Liddell, and has had a second daughter, Anne Lise Liddell.[1]

Time For Me To Go
Lee Ann Womack Lyrics

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Well its getting late, now baby
I really should be getting home
If it feels like I've been here too long
Must be time for me to go

How can we be here together?
And still be so alone
If you feel the way I do by now

It must be time for me to go

You know I don't really want to leave
Baby there's no place I'd rather be
I'm holding on but I'm afraid
That I'm running out of reasons to stay

Well its getting late, now baby
And the wind is blowing cold

If there's nothing left for us to say
Must be time for me to go

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Lee Ann Womack's song "Time for Me to Go" are about a relationship that is coming to an end, and there's a sense of sadness and regret throughout the song. The song's narrator is torn between staying and leaving, and she's struggling with the fact that even though she and her partner are physically together, they still feel alone. The line, "How can we be here together and still be so alone," speaks to the fact that their emotional distance is becoming too much to bear.

The singer doesn't want to leave, but she knows that it's time for her to go. This is evident in the lines, "I'm holding on but I'm afraid that I'm running out of reasons to stay." She's fighting to keep the relationship alive, but it seems like it's a losing battle. In the end, she knows that she has to leave, and the line, "If there's nothing left for us to say, must be time for me to go," shows her acceptance of that fact.

In terms of the song itself, "Time for Me to Go" was released in 2002 and was a single from Lee Ann Womack's album "Something Worth Leaving Behind." The song was written by Womack, Clay Mills, and Sonny Tillis. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 2003, making it one of Womack's most successful singles.

Line by Line Meaning

Well its getting late, now baby
The night is almost over and it is time for me to go.

I really should be getting home
It is necessary for me to leave and go back to my own place now.

If it feels like I've been here too long
If it seems like I have overstayed my welcome or our connection has lasted too long.

Must be time for me to go
It is probably the accurate time for me to leave now.

How can we be here together?
Despite being together, why do we feel so disconnected?

And still be so alone
Why do we still feel lonely despite being with each other?

If you feel the way I do by now
If you are experiencing the same feelings as me at this point.

It must be time for me to go
It is probably best for me to leave given what we are both feeling right now.

You know I don't really want to leave
I wish I could stay longer with you but I can't.

Baby there's no place I'd rather be
Being with you is where I want to be the most.

I'm holding on but I'm afraid
I am trying hard to stay despite my fears.

That I'm running out of reasons to stay
My reasons for staying are decreasing and I don't know if I can continue doing so.

And the wind is blowing cold
It is starting to get really cold and maybe unwelcoming outside.

If there's nothing left for us to say
If we have nothing much to talk about anymore.

Must be time for me to go
It is probably best for me to leave now since there is nothing else left to say.

Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: TOMMY JAMES, LEE ANN WOMACK

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