I Can't Escape from You (Hank Williams song)

"I Can't Escape from You" is a song written by Hank Williams. The song was originally recorded as a demo by Williams probably in 1951[1] but he never recorded it in a studio with a band. MGM released an overdubbed version in 1953 with backing from the Drifting Cowboys. The song contains the bitter testimony of a man haunted by the memory of a woman who has "a heart of stone." Like many of the demos that feature just Williams and his guitar, the original performance is artlessly affecting and displays his spare, haunting lyrics:

A jug of wine to numb my mind
But what good does it do?
The jug runs dry and still I cry
I can't escape from you
These wasted tears are souvenirs
Of a love I thought was true
Your memory is chained to me
I can't escape from you
"I Can't Escape from You"
Single by Hank Williams
A-side"Weary Blues from Waitin'"
Released1954
Recorded1951 (Unconfirmed)
GenreCountry
Length2:18
LabelMGM Records
Songwriter(s)Hank Williams

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References

  1. Escott, Colin (2004). Hank Williams: The Biography. Back Bay. p. 334. ISBN 0-316-73497-7.
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