[edit] Career
Wariner began performing as a youth in his father's band and in local clubs. In 1971, he was hired as a bassist for Dottie West's band. He also worked heavily with Chet Atkins (one of his childhood influences) and he played with Bob Luman's band.
His first major recording contract was with RCA Records in 1978. His first single releases failed to chart in the top 40 of Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart, although the song "I'm Already Taken" was re-released in 1999, peaking at #3 that year. His first No. 1 hit came in December, 1981, with "All Roads Lead to You."
However, his real popularity didn't take off until the mid-1980s, when he began recording for MCA Records. During his six-year stint with MCA, he scored 19 consecutive top 10 hits, eight of them going to No. 1 on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart. The most successful of those songs included "Some Fools Never Learn" (1985, his second No. 1 hit), "What I Didn't Do" (1985), "You Can Dream of Me" (1986), "Lynda" (1987) and "I Got Dreams" (1989).
In the early 1990s, Wariner continued his success with Arista Records, with several of his songs reaching the top 10. But his success soon tapered off, as radio programmers became more interested in newer performers.
Wariner, however, continued to maintain his popularity through his instrumental talents. One example was 1991's "Restless," a collaboration with Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill and Mark O'Connor (from O'Connor's album The New Nashville Cats). "Restless" won Wariner (as well as Skaggs and Gill) his first Grammy Award in 1991 for Best Country Vocal Collaboration. In 1996, Wariner released an album of all instrumental tracks called No More Mr. Nice Guy. Though well-received by critics, it proved to be Wariner's last album for Arista.
Wariner also remained in the public eye with his songwriting talents. His composition, "Longneck Bottle" (a No. 1 hit by Garth Brooks), along with a No. 1 duet from early 1998 with singer Anita Cochran called "What If I Said" (his first No. 1 in more than eight years) reinvigorated Wariner's career.
The highlight of Wariner's career came in the spring of 1998. Now recording for Capitol Records, his song "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" - a song about dealing with grief of close friends and relatives - promptly shot to No. 2 and won the Country Music Association awards for Single of the Year and Song of the Year.
Wariner also collaborated with other well-known singers and songwriters, including Clint Black and Bill Anderson; he also scored several more hits, most notably 1999's "Two Teardrops" and "I'm Already Taken" (the latter a re-recording of his 1978 debut release).
[edit] Discography
Main article: Steve Wariner discography
[edit] External links
The Official Fan Club Website
Grand Ole Opry Bio
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Some Fools Never Learn
Steve Wariner Lyrics
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You've got a heart like a stone, And a wonderin' eye.
And I know that they're right.
I can make up my mind, Not to see you again,
But you move through my dreams like the wind,
It's no good to pretend, It won't happen again,
Cause it'll happen again.
Play with the fire,
And your gonna get burned.
It's only love when your loved in return.
Some fools never learn.
Some fools never learn.
And baby I tried, But I'm just not that strong,
Yes, I knew all along, But that's not enough
I was falling in love.
And you don't know it, But I came over tonight,
There was somebody's car parked outside.
Damn my eyes, Damn this heart of mine.
I drove off into the night.
Some fools never learn.
Play with the fire,
And your gonna get burned.
It's only love when your loved in return.
Some fools never learn.
Some fools never learn.
Somewhere in the city tonight,
There's a girl and she's lonely like me,
She'll be easy to see.
And naturally, She'll have that look in her eyes,
She'll be feeling that way.
I see it all plain as day.
Oh, I'll never be, what she wants me to be
Oh, but lucky for me
Some fools never learn.
Play with the fire,
And your gonna get burned.
It's only love when your loved in return.
Some fools never learn.
Some fools never learn.
Some fools never learn.
The song "Some Fools Never Learn" by Steve Wariner tells the story of a person who loves someone who is not good for them. Their friends advise them to leave the person alone because they have a heart made of stone and a wondering eye, indicating that they are not capable of reciprocating love. However, despite their best efforts, the singer cannot forget their lover. They desire to move on and not see them again, but as soon as they close their eyes, their lover invades their dreams.
In the second verse, the singer confesses that they tried to be strong and avoid their lover, but they fell in love with them anyway. One night, the singer sees a car parked outside their lover's house, which belongs to someone else. They realize that their lover is seeing someone else and cannot bear the heartbreak. The singer knows that there is someone else out there who is just as lonely and lost as they are, but they cannot be what that person wants them to be.
The lyrics portray the universal theme of unreciprocated love and the pain that comes with it. The singer knows that their lover is not right for them and that they should move on. They realize that playing with fire will eventually lead to getting burned, but they cannot help themselves. They desire to be loved in return is what keeps them coming back to their lover, even though they know it is a lost cause.
Line by Line Meaning
All my friends say, I should leave you alone.
My friends urge me to stay away from you.
You've got a heart like a stone, And a wonderin' eye.
You are emotionally unresponsive and have a tendency to look for other romantic partners.
And I know that they're right.
I acknowledge the wisdom in my friend's advice.
I can make up my mind, Not to see you again,
I can resolve to stop seeing you.
But you move through my dreams like the wind,
You continue to haunt my dreams and thoughts.
It's no good to pretend, It won't happen again,
It's useless to pretend that I won't fall for you again.
Cause it'll happen again.
I know that I will fall for you again.
Some fools never learn.
Some people never learn from their mistakes.
Play with the fire,
Engage in dangerous behavior.
And your gonna get burned.
And you will face the consequences of that behavior.
It's only love when your loved in return.
Love is only truly love when it is reciprocated.
And baby I tried, But I'm just not that strong,
I attempted to resist your allure, but I'm not strong enough.
Yes, I knew all along, But that's not enough
I was aware of the risks, but that knowledge wasn't enough to stop me.
I was falling in love.
I was developing strong feelings of love for you.
And you don't know it, But I came over tonight,
You are unaware that I visited you tonight.
There was somebody's car parked outside.
I saw someone else's car parked outside your residence.
Damn my eyes, Damn this heart of mine.
Expressing frustration with his own weakness for falling for her.
I drove off into the night.
I left and drove away.
Somewhere in the city tonight,
In some part of the city tonight,
There's a girl and she's lonely like me,
There's a girl out there who shares the same loneliness as me.
She'll be easy to see.
It will be easy to spot her.
And naturally, She'll have that look in her eyes,
She'll have the same wistful glance that I do.
She'll be feeling that way.
She'll be feeling the same sense of loneliness and longing.
I see it all plain as day.
I see her situation as clearly as if it were happening to me.
Oh, I'll never be, what she wants me to be
I understand that I won't be able to meet her romantic expectations.
Oh, but lucky for me
But fortunately for me
Some fools never learn.
The refrain repeats the idea that some people never learn from their mistakes.
Play with the fire,
Engage in dangerous behavior.
And your gonna get burned.
And you will face the consequences of that behavior.
It's only love when your loved in return.
Love is only truly love when it is reciprocated.
Some fools never learn.
The refrain repeats the idea that some people never learn from their mistakes.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN SCOTT SHERRILL
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