Austin City Limits

-"Austin City Limits" presents one of music's most vibrant and iconic performers, Lyle Lovett.

- Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes It ain't easy But you know it's not that hard And it's all going on In your own backyard [ Cheers and applause ] -Recorded live from the Moody Theater, it's "Austin City Limits."

-Now making his 17th appearance on "Austin City Limits," Lyle Lovett and His Large Band.

[ Cheers and applause ] [ "Are We Dancing" playing ] - Are we dancing?

Yes, we're dancing Are we dancing?

Dancing, dancing, dancing Are we dancing?

Yes, we're dancing Moving to the sound of sweet romances Oh, the world is Just beginning When I hold you It starts spinning And we're dancing Yes, we're dancing Oh, we're dancing Dancing, dancing, dancing In the moonlight In the starlight Time's reflection In your eyes as they shine And as years fly By remember I'll love you now 'Til forever Are we dancing?

Yes, we're dancing And we're dancing [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Pants Is Overrated" playing ] [ Cheers and applause ] Oh, the nighttime air was fairly breezin' Well, it was cold but not quite freezin' So I looked around to find my trousers And this voice inside my head grew louder Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes I'd have never made it out that window - Out the window - If I'd even put just one leg in though But as it was the circumstance I gladly lost my favorite pants Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes My people from across the pond They hail from Scotland and beyond - Hey, yeah, yeah, hey - Where sheep make wool for socks and shirts And grown men run around in skirts Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes See the little sheepies big and fat Standing on the hillside Standing in the meadow See the little sheepies big and fat They're making me a sweater They're making me a hat [ Cheers and applause ] Lord Jesus knew just what to wear - Yes, He did, yeah - Oh, to live a life in desert air - Ooh - He walked the Earth in poor man's shoes And sang this ninth beatitude Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes And now as I sit here in my jeans I think about what this all means And children come into this world Without a stitch on boy or girl Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you very much.

Thank all for inviting us back to Austin City Limits.

[ Cheers and applause ] Please help me welcome Francine Reed.

[ Cheers and applause ] [ "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" playing ] - Love makes me treat you the way that I do Gee, baby, ain't I good to you - There's nothing in this world Too good for a girl so good and true Gee, baby, ain't I good to you - I bought you a fur coat for Christmas - A diamond ring - Big Cadillac car - Mm And everything - What makes me treat you the way that I do?

- Gee, baby, ain't I good to you [ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause ] - Bought you a fur coat for Christmas - Oh, and a diamond ring - A big Cadillac car And everything - What makes me treat you the way that I do?

- Gee, baby, ain't I good to you - Gee, baby Ain't I good To yo-u-u-u-u-u To yo-u-u-u-u-u [ Cheers and applause ] -Francine Reed.

[ Cheers and applause ] It is an incredible feeling for me every time I get to step out on stage with these wonderful musicians.

[ Cheers and applause ] [ "Her Loving Man" playing ] She's the Queen of Know She's the Queen of Know She's the Queen of Know No thank you I couldn't I really don't think so Not ever Because she could find The square root Of a billion Bugs that could kill you Believe me It's all in her mind She's the Queen of Know K-N-O-W, I mean Wherever I go She knows what I need Through sunshine and snow She understands She's the queen of knowing I'm her loving man We might fight We might argue We might disagree But I'll tell you How it's bound to be I can love her Or hate her But I'll see her later And worship her On bended knee She's the Queen of Know K-N-O-W, I mean Wherever I go She knows what I need Through sunshine and snow She understands She's the queen of knowing I'm her loving man My crown may be tarnished My throne may be threadbare My robe may be tattered and torn But her crown is shining Blindingly guiding me Into her embracing arms She's the Queen of Know K-N-O-W, I mean Wherever I go She knows what I need Through sunshine and snow She understands She's the queen of knowing I'm her loving man She's the Queen of Know K-N-O-W, I mean Wherever I go She knows what I need Through sunshine and snow She understands She's the queen of knowing I'm her loving man She's the queen of knowing [ Cheers and applause ] We were on tour with Chris Isaak and his band for a lot of the summer.

And Chris -- I had met Chris and worked with him on a couple of special events and knew what a gentleman he is.

And when the opportunity came up to do some shows together, I was just thrilled.

I wanted to commemorate our experience and the way I feel about him in a song.

And we'll play it for you here.

[ Drum sticks clacking ] [ "Mirrored Man's Lament" playing ] He looked at me I heard his voice I sang along I had no choice And we sang out And breathed life in We gave each other COVID, now we're married [ Laughter ] We sang a haunting and lonesome song Miss Cindy Walker Was never wrong There's no maybe In sweet "Dream Baby" We gave each other COVID, now we're married I was his friend Much more than most I never dreamed I'd stand so close To feel the sweat Drip from his brow [ Cheers and applause ] They say that distance Makes hearts grow fonder Yet when I see him Way over yonder The honeymoon Seems just a phase We gave each other COVID, now we're married [ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause ] I wish you well For all your days For your mirrored and sequined ways [ Laughter ] A love so bright - Was bound to fade We gave each other COVID We gave each other COVID - We ga-a-a-a... [ Cheers and applause ] ...a-a-a-a-a... [ Laughter ] ...ave Each other COVID [ Cheers and applause ] Chris Isaak, everybody.

[ Cheers and applause ] There's only one person who can sing Roy Orbison songs, and that's Chris Isaak.

And it's one written by -- written by the great Cindy Walker, and I loved singing it with him every night.

[ Drum sticks clacking ] - Sweet dream baby Sweet dream baby Sweet dream baby How long must I dream?

Dream baby got me dreamin' sweet dreams The whole day through Dream baby got me dreamin' sweet dreams in nighttime too I love you and I'm dreamin' of you, but that won't do Dream baby, make me stop my dreamin' You can make my dreams come true Sweet dream baby Sweet dream baby Sweet dream baby How long must I dream?

Dream baby got me dreamin' sweet dreams The whole day through Dream baby got me dreamin' sweet dreams in nighttime too I love you and I'm dreamin' of you, but that won't do Dream baby, make me stop my dreamin' You can make my dreams come true -Here we go!

- Sweet dream baby Sweet dream baby Sweet dream baby How long must I dream?

[ Music stops, cheers and applause ] [ Music resumes ] Sweet dream baby Sweet dream baby Sweet dream baby How long must I dream?

[ Music stops ] [ Music resumes ] Sweet dream baby Sweet dream baby Sweet dream baby How long must I dream?

[ Music stops, resumes ] [ Music stops ] -Chris Isaak.

[ Cheers and applause ] Chris Isaak, everybody.

[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you, Chris.

[ Cheers and applause ] My old friend, you know you're good to see How I've missed the way you look at me You bring to mind so many memories Of how things were and how they couldn't be Because we never did see eye to eye Still we loved each other, God knows why Now as light fades in the western sky All our chances seem to pass us by Know I've always wished for you good luck And as I rummaged through the rust and dust To save myself I said it ended thus And thought of you and me, no more as us No, we never did see eye to eye Still we loved each other, God knows why Now as light fades in the western sky All our chances seem to pass us by I said before and now the long time's come To wait, forget, and still remember some To hold our heads above the laughing tongues Falling from faces of the mocking ones So my old friend, you know you're good to see You bring to mind such lovely memories Oh, how I've missed the way you look at me [ Cheers and applause ] [ "12th of June" playing ] Before spring turned into summer After night turned into day They were born a Monday morning In the days just after May In the days just after May By the branch at San Jacinto Play for me a happy tune Know of all the days I loved I loved best the 12th of June I loved best the 12th of June He was strong across his shoulders She was delicate of skin And their mother lay there ashen As we held them to our breasts As we held them to our breasts By the branch at San Jacinto Play for me a happy tune Know of all the days I loved I loved best the 12th of June I loved best the 12th of June All I have I gladly give them All I am they will exceed And one thing I know for sure If they improve the likes of me They make a better man of me So to my father and my mother And all our fathers long before There are those who walk above us Who'll remember that we were They will remember that we were And to these beautiful two children And to my sweet and tender wife I will love you three forever Though I fly beyond this life Though I fly beyond this life By the branch at San Jacinto Play for me a happy tune Know of all the days I loved I loved best the 12th of June By the branch at San Jacinto When they lay me in my tomb Know of all the days I loved There are so many days I've loved Know of all the days I loved I loved best the 12th of June I loved best the 12th of June [ Cheers and applause ] I made this song up for my little boy.

He in his young life seems to be so far... he seems to be a vegetarian.

[ Laughter ] Except... he loves bacon.

[ Laughter ] [ "Pig Meat Man" playing ] Hear that sizzle Something's frying In the kitchen I'm not lying Rind off Rind on I'm not stopping 'Til it's all gone I'm a pig meat man I'm a pig meat man I'm a pig meat man I'm a pig meat man Cook your cornbread Keep your collards - Ooh - Good and greasy - Good and greasy - Hear me holler Nashville chicken I'm just warning Won't still love you In the morning I'm a pig meat man I'm a pig meat man I'm a pig meat man I'm a pig meat man Pancake Pantry Motel Loveless Cure it country Plenty of it Fried hard And it don't matter Bring it to me On a great big platter I'm a pig meat man I'm a pig meat man I like bacon and ham With toast and jam I'm a pig meat man I am a pig meat man I am a pig meat man I am a pig meat man - I'm a pig meat man Pig meat man - Yes, I am - I'm a pig meat man Pig meat man I'm a pig meat man Pig meat man I'm a pig meat man - Yes, bring it to me - Pig meat man [ Cheers and applause ] [ Saxophone solo ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Solo ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] -The professor, Brad Leali.

[ Cheers and applause ] [ "On a Winter's Morning" playing ] On a winter's morning At the break of day The wife woke up And threw a smile my way And not a word was said As we both lay in bed Beneath the cold air Time stood still there It might be nothing It might be just enough You might feel low down But you might be in love Well, it ain't easy But you know it's not that hard And it's all going on In your own backyard My baby's sleeping Without a care The cows are bellowing The horse runs everywhere The sun is rising Through the window's glass And I thank the good Lord For the view I have It might be nothing It might be just enough You might feel low down But you might be in love Well, it ain't easy But you know it's not that hard And it's all going on In your own backyard Well, it's a great big city It's a tiny world The Mona Lisa She's just a good old country girl And the Queen of England She's just a grandma too She's not so different from me and you It might be nothing - Might be nothing - It might be just enough You might feel low down But you might be in love Well, it ain't easy But you know it's not that hard And it's all going on In your own backyard It might be nothing - Might be nothing - It might be just enough You might feel low down But you might be in love Well, it ain't easy But you know it's not that hard It's all going on In your own backyard [ Music stops ] [ Music resumes ] [ Cheers and applause ] -Thank you very much.

Thank you, Austin City Limits.

The Large Band.

[ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continue ] I always thought I wanted to be a dad, but I had no idea how much I'd enjoy it.

Having children... it was just -- just the most fun I've ever had and just the biggest blessing I've ever had.

My children were born on the 12th of June, and as their first birthday approached, I just thought about it extra.

The idea of it, the words kept sort of bothering me and wouldn't -- wouldn't let me stop thinking about them.

It turned into that song, "12th of June."

I work with musicians who are some of the best musicians in the world, and I feel so fortunate and inspired, you know, to -- to step on stage with Leland Sklar and Russ Kunkel and Dean Parks and Jim Cox and all the other wonderful musicians I get to -- get to work with.

To have Francine Reed come in and perform with us after retiring means the world to me.

I think life is inspiring.

You know, there -- Gosh, there's something interesting to see and something to learn everywhere you look, you know?

People are fascinating.

People that you meet in your everyday life... can inspire you... can make you want to write a song.

So, you know, really all you have to do is look around.

Look around and pay attention.

And right now, you know, in these last five years in my life, when I look around, you know, I see those little ones, and, yeah, it's really been fun.

And they've -- they've given me... they've given me lots of song so far.

- And children come into this world Without a stitch on boy or girl Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Pants is overrated Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes