That Was Us Song Lyrics and Chords by Randy Travis
That Was Us
Recorded by Randy Travis
Written by Craig Wiseman and Tony Lane
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Twenty
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dollars out of momma's
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purse bought us a
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tank of gas
And some Redman
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tobacco when we were
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just teenage kids
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Me and my old buddy
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Leroy we'd go
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driving
around
If there was trouble
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to be found then man we
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dang sure did it
Cutting
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dough-nuts in the
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fields
Till old man
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Smith would call the cops
He'd come
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runnin' out with a
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shotgun
Cause we
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running down his crops
And I
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reckon he's still wonderin'
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who that
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was
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But that was
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us
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Now
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some of these old local boys moved
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on but we never
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changed a bit
Never had a lick of sense
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least that's what
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some folks said
Then finally we turned
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old enough to buy our
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own
beer
Don't remember much
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about that year just lucky
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we ain't dead
Cause some
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body said they
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saw some boys
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truck looked just like mine
Tryin' to
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pull down that old
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water
tank
That sits
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out on the county line
People
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wonder why it
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leans the way it
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does
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That was
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us
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Seems like
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small towns never
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change but things get
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tough when times get hard
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said when he got
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sick old man
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Smith would've lost that farm
Cause he was
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gettin' way
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behind on all his
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bills
Till some
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body brought his
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crops in from the
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fields
Yeah and
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folks around here still
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wonder who that
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was
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That was
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us
FAQ
Who sang the the song That Was Us?
- The song That Was Us 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.
