From Your Knees Song Lyrics and Chords by Randy Travis
From Your Knees
Recorded by Randy Travis
Written by Leslie Winn Satcher
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He tore down the
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work of
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17
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years brick by
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brick
And
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stone by
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stone
No hammer was
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swingin' cause
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cheatin' and drinkin'
Don't
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need no help
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wreckin' a
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home
Ah but
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when he came back through the dust and the
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rubble
Of
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what he had once called his
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life
He dropped to his knees in
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sheer
disbelief
Of the
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total destruction
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inside
There were empty closets and
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empty
drawers
And a
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tear stained note on the
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kitchen
floor
And
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burning memories in the fire
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pla
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ce
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He
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waited too late to
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say he was wrong
His
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house was still standing but his
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home was gone
Brother
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you would
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not
be
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lieve
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What you can
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see from your
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knees
Right then and
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there in an
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old sinner's
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prayer
He
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told things he'd
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kept in the
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dark
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There was
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no use in
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lying
Cause the
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Man who was listening
Could
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see every
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room in his
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heart
Ah he took
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empty whisky bottles little black book and
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all
To the
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fire she left on the
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grate
Ah sometimes a man will
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change on his own
But
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sometimes I tell you it
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takes
Empty closets and
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empty
drawers
And a
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tear stained note on the
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kitchen
floor
And
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burning memories in the fire
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pla
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ce
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He
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waited too late to
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say he was wrong
His
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house was still standing he'd
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fight for his home
Brother
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you would
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not
be
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lieve oh
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you would
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not
be
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lieve
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What you can
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see from your
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knees
FAQ
Who sang the the song From Your Knees?
- The song From Your Knees was sang by Randy Travis.
Who is Randy Travis?
- Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor.Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 50 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including sixteen that reached the No. 1 position. Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music, Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album Storms of Life, which sold more than four million copies. The album established him as a major force in the neotraditional country movement. Travis followed up his successful debut with a string of platinum and multi-platinum albums. He is known for his distinctive baritone vocals, delivered in a traditional style that has made him a country music star since the 1980s.
By the mid-1990s, Travis saw a decline in his chart success. In 1997, he left Warner Bros. Records for DreamWorks Records and then for Word Records, where he began recording more Christian material. Although the career shift produced only one more number-one country hit "Three Wooden Crosses", Travis went on to earn several Dove Awards, including Country Album of the Year five times. Since his stroke, which severely limited his singing and speaking ability, he has released archival recordings and made limited public appearances. In addition to his singing career, he pursued an acting career, appearing in numerous films and television series, including The Rainmaker (1997) with Matt Damon, Black Dog (1998) with Patrick Swayze, Texas Rangers (2001) with James Van Der Beek, National Treasure 2 (2007) and seven episodes of the Touched by an Angel television series.
Travis has sold over 25 million records and has won seven Grammy Awards, six CMA Awards, eleven ACM Awards, 10 AMA Awards, eight GMA Dove Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2016, Travis was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.