Tony Wade Hayes (born April 20, 1969 in Bethel Acres, Oklahoma) is an American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Records in 1994, he made his debut that year with his gold-certified album Old Enough to Know Better. Its title track, which served as his debut single, reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, and three more singles from it all reached Top Ten as well.
Hayes' second album, 1996's On a Good Night, was also certified gold, although its No.2-peaking title track was the only Top 40 hit from it. When the Wrong One Loves You Right, his third album, produced two more singles, including the No.5 "The Day That She Left Tulsa (In a Chevy)", although he left the label by 1999. A year later, he signed to the Monument roster, where he released Highways & Heartaches. This album produced no Top 40 country hits, however.
In 2003, he founded the duo McHayes with Alan Jackson's fiddle player Mark McClurg. The duo charted one single on the country charts and recorded one unreleased album for the Universal South label, "Lessons in Lonely." He joined the backing band for former Alabama lead singer Randy Owen in the late 2000s, and self-released Place to Turn Around in 2009.
Old Enough to Know Better is the debut album of American country music artist Wade Hayes. Released in early 1995 on Columbia Records, it produced a Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in its title track; the singles "I'm Still Dancing with You", "Don't Stop", and "What I Meant to Say" were also Top Ten hits on the same chart. The album itself was certified gold by the RIAA for US shipments of 500,000 copies. The track "Steady as She Goes" was co-written by both members of Brooks & Dunn.
"Old Enough to Know Better" is a debut single co-written and recorded by American country music singer Wade Hayes. It was released in November 1994 as the first single and title track from his debut album Old Enough to Know Better, as well as his debut single. The song is also his only Number One hit, having reached its peak on the Billboard country charts in February of that year. It was written by Hayes and Chick Rains.
Content
"Old Enough to Know Better" is a moderate up-tempo that begins with a fiddle solo. The male narrator tells of how a lifestyle of nighttime partying leaves him short on money and criticized by his boss. The narrator then concludes that he is "old enough to know better, but still too young to care".
Reception
Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly, in her review of the album, called the song "a born-to-win dance number", and Charlotte Dillon of Allmusic called it "an impressive honky-tonk [number]".
Chart positions
"Old Enough to Know Better" debuted at number 64 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 19, 1994.
Wade Hayes' official music video for 'Old Enough To Know Better'. Click to listen to Wade Hayes on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/WHSpot?IQid=OEKB
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What I Meant To Say: https://youtu.be/s7_UtWJfFBY
I'm Still Dancin' With You: https://youtu.be/iM-VUGqD27s
On A Good Night: https://youtu.be/J0tn11Ldk7Y
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published: 25 Oct 2009
Wade Hayes - Old Enough To Know Better (1995)(Music City Tonight 720p)
Wade Hayes performing ''Old Enough To Know Better'' live on Music City Tonight with Crook & Chase.
published: 11 Oct 2020
Old Enough to Know Better
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Old Enough to Know Better · Wade Hayes
Country Dance Super Hits
℗ 1994 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Released on: 1995-04-21
Composer, Lyricist: Chick Rains
Producer: Don Cook
Auto-generated by YouTube.
published: 12 Aug 2015
Old Enough To Know Better - Wade Hayes - Lyrics
The first time that I heard this song I was in my truck on my way to work. I had never heard of Wade Hayes but I knew right then & there that I loved this song. Wade has a singing voice that was made for classic Country Music. Unfortunately, it wasn't long afterwards that Nashville music took a bad turn...at least for my liking. Classic Country music derailed.
published: 16 Feb 2019
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Wade Hayes in Kolding DK 6/28/14 - Old Enough To Know Better
Wade Hayes with Stars'n Bars and Linsey Beckett (South Mountain, Canada) at Countryfestival Kolding (Denmark) on June 28, 2014
published: 29 Jun 2014
WADE HAYES - OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER
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Wade Hayes - Old Enough To Know Better - Classic Country Music
Old Enough to Know Better is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Wade Hayes. It was released in November 1994 as the first single and title track from his debut album Old Enough to Know Better, as well as his debut single. The song is also his only Number One hit, having reached its peak on the Billboard country charts in February of that year. It was written by Hayes and Chick Rains.
Lyrics
Neon lights draw me like a moth to a flame
Mama raised me right
That just leaves me to blame
When I get a little sideways on a honky-tonk tear
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
Cowgirls with an attitude
Boots and tight blue jeans
Take my mind off doin' right, and doin' other things
When the weekend's gone
I won't have a dime to spare
I'm old enou...
Wade Hayes' official music video for 'Old Enough To Know Better'. Click to listen to Wade Hayes on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/WHSpot?IQid=OEKB
As featured on ...
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Google Play: http://smarturl.it/WHayesOETKBplay?IQid=OEKB
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/WHTKBAm?IQid=OEKB
More from Wade Hayes
What I Meant To Say: https://youtu.be/s7_UtWJfFBY
I'm Still Dancin' With You: https://youtu.be/iM-VUGqD27s
On A Good Night: https://youtu.be/J0tn11Ldk7Y
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Lyrics:
Neon lights, draw me like a moth to a flame
Mama raised me right that just leaves me to blame
When I get a little sideways on a honky-tonk tear
I'm old enough to know better but I'm still too young to care
Cowgirls with an attitude boots and tight blue jeans
Take my mind off doing right and doing other things
When the weekend's gone, I won't have a dime to spare
I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care
Monday morning, I wake up with a hammer in my hand
The boss-man yelling something at me that I don't understand
I don't know how I got to work, but I sure know I'm there
I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care
When the eagle flies on Friday, well he barely leaves the ground
I've got just enough left to get dressed up and head back to town
Boss says, "Son having all that fun won't get you anywhere"{
I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care
Monday morning I wake up with a hammer in my hand
The boss-man yelling something at me that I don't understand
I don't know how I got to work, but I sure know I'm there
I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care
I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care
Wade Hayes' official music video for 'Old Enough To Know Better'. Click to listen to Wade Hayes on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/WHSpot?IQid=OEKB
As featured on Old Enough To Know Better. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/WHTKBiTunes?IQid=OEKB
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/WHayesOETKBplay?IQid=OEKB
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/WHTKBAm?IQid=OEKB
More from Wade Hayes
What I Meant To Say: https://youtu.be/s7_UtWJfFBY
I'm Still Dancin' With You: https://youtu.be/iM-VUGqD27s
On A Good Night: https://youtu.be/J0tn11Ldk7Y
More Country Anthems videos here: http://smarturl.it/CountryAnthems?IQid=OEKB
Follow Wade Hayes
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialwadehayes
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wadehayes1
Subscribe to Wade Hayes on YouTube: http://smarturl.it/WHSub?IQid=OEKB
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Lyrics:
Neon lights, draw me like a moth to a flame
Mama raised me right that just leaves me to blame
When I get a little sideways on a honky-tonk tear
I'm old enough to know better but I'm still too young to care
Cowgirls with an attitude boots and tight blue jeans
Take my mind off doing right and doing other things
When the weekend's gone, I won't have a dime to spare
I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care
Monday morning, I wake up with a hammer in my hand
The boss-man yelling something at me that I don't understand
I don't know how I got to work, but I sure know I'm there
I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care
When the eagle flies on Friday, well he barely leaves the ground
I've got just enough left to get dressed up and head back to town
Boss says, "Son having all that fun won't get you anywhere"{
I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care
Monday morning I wake up with a hammer in my hand
The boss-man yelling something at me that I don't understand
I don't know how I got to work, but I sure know I'm there
I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care
I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care
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Old Enough to Know Better · Wade Hayes
Country Dance Super Hits
℗ 1994 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Released on: 1995-04-21
...
Provided to YouTube by Columbia
Old Enough to Know Better · Wade Hayes
Country Dance Super Hits
℗ 1994 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Released on: 1995-04-21
Composer, Lyricist: Chick Rains
Producer: Don Cook
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Columbia
Old Enough to Know Better · Wade Hayes
Country Dance Super Hits
℗ 1994 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Released on: 1995-04-21
Composer, Lyricist: Chick Rains
Producer: Don Cook
Auto-generated by YouTube.
The first time that I heard this song I was in my truck on my way to work. I had never heard of Wade Hayes but I knew right then & there that I loved this song....
The first time that I heard this song I was in my truck on my way to work. I had never heard of Wade Hayes but I knew right then & there that I loved this song. Wade has a singing voice that was made for classic Country Music. Unfortunately, it wasn't long afterwards that Nashville music took a bad turn...at least for my liking. Classic Country music derailed.
The first time that I heard this song I was in my truck on my way to work. I had never heard of Wade Hayes but I knew right then & there that I loved this song. Wade has a singing voice that was made for classic Country Music. Unfortunately, it wasn't long afterwards that Nashville music took a bad turn...at least for my liking. Classic Country music derailed.
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Old Enough to Know Better is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Wade Hayes. It was released in November 1994 as the first single an...
Old Enough to Know Better is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Wade Hayes. It was released in November 1994 as the first single and title track from his debut album Old Enough to Know Better, as well as his debut single. The song is also his only Number One hit, having reached its peak on the Billboard country charts in February of that year. It was written by Hayes and Chick Rains.
Lyrics
Neon lights draw me like a moth to a flame
Mama raised me right
That just leaves me to blame
When I get a little sideways on a honky-tonk tear
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
Cowgirls with an attitude
Boots and tight blue jeans
Take my mind off doin' right, and doin' other things
When the weekend's gone
I won't have a dime to spare
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
Monday morning I wake up
With a hammer in my hand
The boss-man yelling something at me
That I don't understand
I don't know how I got to work
But I sure know I'm there
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
When the eagle flies on Friday
Well he barely leaves the ground
I've got just enough left to get dressed up
And head back to town
Boss says "Son, having all that fun
Won't get you anywhere"
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
Monday morning I wake up
With a hammer in my hand
The boss-man yelling something at me
That I don't understand
I don't know how I got to work
But I sure know I'm there
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
#countrymusic #acousticmusic #90scountry
Old Enough to Know Better is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Wade Hayes. It was released in November 1994 as the first single and title track from his debut album Old Enough to Know Better, as well as his debut single. The song is also his only Number One hit, having reached its peak on the Billboard country charts in February of that year. It was written by Hayes and Chick Rains.
Lyrics
Neon lights draw me like a moth to a flame
Mama raised me right
That just leaves me to blame
When I get a little sideways on a honky-tonk tear
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
Cowgirls with an attitude
Boots and tight blue jeans
Take my mind off doin' right, and doin' other things
When the weekend's gone
I won't have a dime to spare
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
Monday morning I wake up
With a hammer in my hand
The boss-man yelling something at me
That I don't understand
I don't know how I got to work
But I sure know I'm there
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
When the eagle flies on Friday
Well he barely leaves the ground
I've got just enough left to get dressed up
And head back to town
Boss says "Son, having all that fun
Won't get you anywhere"
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
Monday morning I wake up
With a hammer in my hand
The boss-man yelling something at me
That I don't understand
I don't know how I got to work
But I sure know I'm there
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
#countrymusic #acousticmusic #90scountry
Wade Hayes' official music video for 'Old Enough To Know Better'. Click to listen to Wade Hayes on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/WHSpot?IQid=OEKB
As featured on Old Enough To Know Better. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/WHTKBiTunes?IQid=OEKB
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/WHayesOETKBplay?IQid=OEKB
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/WHTKBAm?IQid=OEKB
More from Wade Hayes
What I Meant To Say: https://youtu.be/s7_UtWJfFBY
I'm Still Dancin' With You: https://youtu.be/iM-VUGqD27s
On A Good Night: https://youtu.be/J0tn11Ldk7Y
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Lyrics:
Neon lights, draw me like a moth to a flame
Mama raised me right that just leaves me to blame
When I get a little sideways on a honky-tonk tear
I'm old enough to know better but I'm still too young to care
Cowgirls with an attitude boots and tight blue jeans
Take my mind off doing right and doing other things
When the weekend's gone, I won't have a dime to spare
I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care
Monday morning, I wake up with a hammer in my hand
The boss-man yelling something at me that I don't understand
I don't know how I got to work, but I sure know I'm there
I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care
When the eagle flies on Friday, well he barely leaves the ground
I've got just enough left to get dressed up and head back to town
Boss says, "Son having all that fun won't get you anywhere"{
I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care
Monday morning I wake up with a hammer in my hand
The boss-man yelling something at me that I don't understand
I don't know how I got to work, but I sure know I'm there
I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care
I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care
Provided to YouTube by Columbia
Old Enough to Know Better · Wade Hayes
Country Dance Super Hits
℗ 1994 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Released on: 1995-04-21
Composer, Lyricist: Chick Rains
Producer: Don Cook
Auto-generated by YouTube.
The first time that I heard this song I was in my truck on my way to work. I had never heard of Wade Hayes but I knew right then & there that I loved this song. Wade has a singing voice that was made for classic Country Music. Unfortunately, it wasn't long afterwards that Nashville music took a bad turn...at least for my liking. Classic Country music derailed.
Welcome to our channel, where we bring you the best live country music performances and concerts from Nashville and beyond. In this video, [insert artist name and song title], delivers an unforgettable performance that captures the energy and spirit of country music.
From the twang of the guitar to the soulful lyrics, this video showcases the very best of live country music. Whether you're a long-time fan or discovering the genre for the first time, we hope you enjoy this video and stay tuned for more great performances coming your way.
Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe to our channel for regular updates on the latest and greatest in live country music. Thanks for watching!
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Old Enough to Know Better is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Wade Hayes. It was released in November 1994 as the first single and title track from his debut album Old Enough to Know Better, as well as his debut single. The song is also his only Number One hit, having reached its peak on the Billboard country charts in February of that year. It was written by Hayes and Chick Rains.
Lyrics
Neon lights draw me like a moth to a flame
Mama raised me right
That just leaves me to blame
When I get a little sideways on a honky-tonk tear
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
Cowgirls with an attitude
Boots and tight blue jeans
Take my mind off doin' right, and doin' other things
When the weekend's gone
I won't have a dime to spare
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
Monday morning I wake up
With a hammer in my hand
The boss-man yelling something at me
That I don't understand
I don't know how I got to work
But I sure know I'm there
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
When the eagle flies on Friday
Well he barely leaves the ground
I've got just enough left to get dressed up
And head back to town
Boss says "Son, having all that fun
Won't get you anywhere"
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
Monday morning I wake up
With a hammer in my hand
The boss-man yelling something at me
That I don't understand
I don't know how I got to work
But I sure know I'm there
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
I'm old enough to know better
But I'm still too young to care
#countrymusic #acousticmusic #90scountry
Tony Wade Hayes (born April 20, 1969 in Bethel Acres, Oklahoma) is an American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Records in 1994, he made his debut that year with his gold-certified album Old Enough to Know Better. Its title track, which served as his debut single, reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, and three more singles from it all reached Top Ten as well.
Hayes' second album, 1996's On a Good Night, was also certified gold, although its No.2-peaking title track was the only Top 40 hit from it. When the Wrong One Loves You Right, his third album, produced two more singles, including the No.5 "The Day That She Left Tulsa (In a Chevy)", although he left the label by 1999. A year later, he signed to the Monument roster, where he released Highways & Heartaches. This album produced no Top 40 country hits, however.
In 2003, he founded the duo McHayes with Alan Jackson's fiddle player Mark McClurg. The duo charted one single on the country charts and recorded one unreleased album for the Universal South label, "Lessons in Lonely." He joined the backing band for former Alabama lead singer Randy Owen in the late 2000s, and self-released Place to Turn Around in 2009.
Neon lights, draw me like a moth to a flame Mama raised me right that just leaves me to blame When I get a little sideways on a honky-tonk tear I'm old enough to know better but I'm still too young to care Cowgirls with an attitude boots and tight blue jeans Take my mind off doing right and doing other things When the weekend's gone, I won't have a dime to spare I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care Monday morning, I wake up with a hammer in my hand The boss-man yelling something at me that I don't understand I don't know how I got to work, but I sure know I'm there I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care When the eagle flies on Friday, well he barely leaves the ground I've got just enough left to get dressed up and head back to town Boss says, "Son having all that fun won't get you anywhere"{ I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care Monday morning I wake up with a hammer in my hand The boss-man yelling something at me that I don't understand I don't know how I got to work, but I sure know I'm there I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care