Sturgill Simpson - I'd Have To Be Crazy Lyrics






I'd have to be crazy to stop all my singing
and never play music again
You'd call me a fool if I grabbed up my top hat
and ran out to flag down the wind
I'd have to be weird to grow me a beard
just to see what the rednecks would do
I'd have to be crazy plum out of my mind
to fall out of love with you

You know I've done weird things, told people I've heard things
When silence was all in abounds
Been days when it pleased me to crawl on my knees
following ants as they crawled across the ground
Been insane on a train but I'm still me again
and the place where I hold you is true
But I'd have to be crazy, plum out of my mind
To fall out of love with you

You know I don't intend to
But should there come a day
when I say that I don't love you
You can lock me away

Well it sure would be dingy to live in an envelope
in a world waiting along for a stamp
You'd swear I was loco to rub for a genie
while burning my hand on a lamp
I may not be normal but nobody is
so I'd like to say before I'm through
I'd have to be crazy, plum out of my mind
to fall out of love with you





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  1. R.... S....

    Willie Nelson Sings This Song Way Better Sorry Sturgill

  2. b.... ....

    I love his interpretation of this song! It’s the best I’ve heard.

    (I just wish he would enunciate a little more articulately live)

  3. L.... S....

    ole waymores got waymore kids than shooter, got to... this is one of them!

  4. J.... A....

    Chills!!!!! 🙌❤️

  5. c.... w....

    Awesome.

  6. b.... b....

    I'll never be that Crazy 💓

  7. S.... J....

    I love this guy,

  8. e.... d....

    you'd have to be crazy...plum outta yo mind...not to fall in love with this tune

  9. F.... E....

    Magnificence

  10. B.... A....

    This man.This song.
    No other words seem to convey enough ❤

  11. K.... H....

    Real Blues Country or even Bluegrass you can always understand the singer that's because it's Backwoods I think it's excellent it shows originality and character. Besides you don't have to understand Sturgill and you can still enjoy it the song he sings so damn good this song has a gospel country feel to it.

    K.... H....

    He could be singing in Japanese and he would still move my spirit.

  12. Y.... .....

    damn-it boy, excellent.

  13. K.... H....

    Chris Stapleton ain't the only Soulful country singer out there this guy is awesome!!!

    K.... H....

    stapleton is to bluesy for my taste...never shoulda messed with the george jones song.. imo

  14. K.... H....

    Watch out Chris Stapleton !!!

  15. e.... d....

    how sturgill isn't on top of the charts blows my mind...Nashville has shit all messed up

  16. e.... ....

    This is a wonderful Steven Fromholz song......not a Willie Nelson song, but a Steven Fromholz song. Willie is great, but this is a Steven Fromholz song. Dear Darcie!!!

  17. e.... ....

    This is a brutally bad rendition of a masterpiece.

  18. J.... C....

    The mother fucking man do you hear me

  19. J.... D....

    Simpson all the way💯💯💯💯💯

  20. J.... W....

    Damn good.

  21. w.... g....

    Well..... it ain’t Willie.. Sturgill missed the boat on this song.

    w.... g....

    I beg to differ. This is a great version, IMHO...

  22. a.... d....

    Absolute favorite song he does...

  23. R.... R....

    I love Willie, but this is a Stephen Fromholz standard. He was an amazing songwriter, humorist, and entertainer. Long may you run, Stephen.

  24. A.... Y....

    He is my new favorite,.,.,.,.,.,.,

  25. S.... H....

    Not a fan of his haircut. I liked the old ragged outlaw look he had

  26. B.... C....

    I'd like to play with him b4 i die!!!!

  27. J.... J....

    Steve Fromholz song.

  28. e.... ....

    Steve Fromholz wrote this one, right?

  29. C.... A....

    A truly great version of the Steven Fromholz Classic... Well Done. - Chris mad mex

  30. R.... B....

    Few and far between!

  31. m.... ....

    Love 💔

  32. M.... W....

    Real fuckin country! Not Bro fuckin country on radio!!!!

  33. w.... ....

    really good...,beyond compare!

  34. H.... S....

    I didn't fall in love with country music until I discovered Sturgill Simpson. He has a great voice and is a superb musician. What a guitarist he is!

  35. 1.... ....

    I think he could stand on that stage with no guitar or  band .  Just him and that voice.   He would get the same response from the crowd. I think he's that good...

    1.... ....

    10GALLEN81 I completely agree. He's Freaking Stellar!!!

    1.... ....

    Amen to that. He's got one soulful voice!

  36. o.... l....

    beautiful version of willies

  37. u.... 3....

    Oh, God.

  38. N.... L....

    That steel guitar hits me so hard, all time favorite song.

    N.... L....

    Well, maybe not so hard...especially since there isn't a steel guitar there.

    N.... L....

    except there is....

    N.... L....

    But there's not... Laur is doing that on the guitar using a slide and the knobs.

  39. b.... ....

    Sturgill needs a hat. He should get one like Chris Stapleton has, but dressier. He is the shit for real.,,, Waylon reincarnated!!!

    b.... ....

    Sturgill dont need nothing.

    b.... ....

    Perfect response to inane comment. This dude has 'it' and 'it' is all you need.

  40. R.... ....

    I'd have to be crazy not to love this song.  This is country music, friends...

  41. M.... P....

    i hear this song...fire in the hole...rounds down range..going to hell in handcuffs. Gdamn whiskey bottle being passed around. street lights getting shot out...

  42. J.... B....

    Awsome just awsome

  43. T.... B....

    I love this so Goddamn much!!

    T.... B....

    I share the same sentiment! The guy is insanely amazing. Can't wait to see him live, whenever that will be.

  44. E.... K....

    I love this so damn much!!

  45. T.... M....

    You can never fall out of love with music... great song.

  46. M.... M....

    who came up with that hair cut

    M.... M....

    People who act in movies about ancient Rome.

    M.... M....

    Sturgill could wear any haircut and still sound great...

    M.... M....

    I heard he doesn't care much about what his hair looks like. When it gets long he just gets it cut.

  47. j.... h....

    I could be wrong but it looks like the state flag of kentucky on the bass drum. Thank you you stutgill for representing ky

    j.... h....

    +justin huff sure is, commonwealth of kentucky. Yee Yee!

    j.... h....

    Sure is. He was born in Jackson Ky and grew up in Versailles, Ky!!!

  48. B.... ....

    it Waylon and Whitley morphed into a single vessel it would be called sturgill and he would play music for the masses and and HE WOULD BE LEGENDARY☑

  49. T.... B....

    man he touches my soul

  50. B.... F....

    I love the shot of Little Joe using his little finger to control the volume knob at 00:24. It's amazing how he can make his tele sound like a pedal steel.

    B.... F....

    Brandon Florkey, it takes some practice but, once ya get it down, it's like riding a bike.

    B.... F....

    Nice catch! Super cool!

  51. i.... ....

    This song was written by the late great Steven Fromholz of Texas

  52. N.... M....

    This dude is frickin' brilliant. And I've heard a lottttttttttttttttt of great country singers. He's got It....He's go It good !!!
    69 yrs. old and happy to "find" him........

    N.... M....

    This is country, the way it's supposed to be played

    N.... M....

    Sturgill Kicks Ass.

    N.... M....

    Agreed! Just discovered this cat! Awesome!

    N.... M....

    BamBam ❤️

    N.... M....

    I'm 72 and just found him on the 'Dead Don't Die' movie. Listened to all of his songs on Spotify. He is freakin' awesome.

  53. M.... H....

    Lord he even looks like Waylon ...

  54. L.... B....

    ? deja vu... Keith Whitley.... I believe

    L.... B....

    Lewis Burgess Willie Nelson

  55. �.... �....

    Awesome !

  56. J.... N....

    Willie Nelson who ?  You nailed it Sturgill !!!  So much heart & soul

    J.... N....

    Watch out, don't say nothing about Willie Nelson on here. You'll get attacked lol.

  57. B.... F....

    LOVE U STURGILL BUT I CAN ONLY UNDERSTAND BOUT EVERY OTHER WORD..DAMMIT

  58. I.... G....

    song written by Steven Fromholz!

    I.... G....

    +Ihor Gowda I watched the live taping when they streamed it online. Sturgill mentioned that it was a Steve Fromholz song and Steve's family was in the audience for the taping.

  59. G.... ....

    I like Sturgill, but I have a hard time hearing the words.

    Listening to Willy sing this, however, I understand every word without trying.

    Just sayin'.

    G.... ....

    MrMikehancho28 sturgill simpson is a great song writer.

    G.... ....

    That's that Sturgill mush-mouth. Comes with the territory 😉

    G.... ....

    I understand, I said the same but I also found I could listen to this music if I never understood a word he sang.♡ I would like to ask how many songs continue have things as you explained. That guy performs like no other!! 💯 I'd like to hear Simpson and Cody Jinks together in a coupla good ones!

    G.... ....

    Has fuck all to do with his accent..he doesn't even really have an accent when he talks...it has to do with him singing 75% through his nose..that other 25% is bad assed vocally though.

    G.... ....

    Sturgill’s version is definitely better than Willy’s. I agree about the vocal articulation, though.
    Sturgill is easier to understand on his albums rather than live. It’s like, dude I know you love Kurt Cobain, but damn! I want to understand you!

  60. P.... C....

    this makes for a good Friday night - thanks Sturgill!!!

  61. S.... C....

    so amazing.