The Gene Watson Fourteen Carat Mind song was released in September 1981 as the first single from the album “Old Loves Never Die”. The song was Watson’s twentieth country hit and his only song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart starting January 9, 1982. The single stayed at No. 1 for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on that chart.
This live performance was recorded live at Church Street Station in Orlando, Florida. Watch the live performance, the audio video, and see the written lyrics below.
Gene Watson Fourteen Carat Mind Live Performance
Gene Watson Fourteen Carat Mind Audio Video
This song was written by Dallas Frazier and Larry Lee.
Gene Watson Fourteen Carat Mind Lyrics
I still recall the morning that I met you
Standing out in front of Wilson’s five and dime
Staring through the window at the jewelry
Hungry for the things you couldn’t buy
Just like a fool I thought that I could please you
I saw you had an eye for things that shine
I paid seven saw mill dollars for a bracelet
Just to satisfy your fourteen carat mind
Layin’ by these railroad tracks in Denver
With a hurtin’ head and a half a pint of wine
Everything except my soul has been surrendered
Just to satisfy your fourteen carat mind
The cabin that I built in West Virginia
Was not enough to keep you satisfied
‘Cause a man that’s got a saw mill occupation
Can’t afford to feed a rich girls’ appetite
I wonder if you’re still with Willie Jackson
Sometimes I wonder if he’s still alive
Ol’ Willie he gave up his wife and children
Just to satisfy your fourteen carat mind
Layin’ by these railroad tracks in Denver
With a hurtin’ head and a half a pint of wine
Everything except my soul has been surrendered
Just to satisfy your fourteen carat mind
Just to satisfy your fourteen carat mind
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