https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-EEynSrD5s
The Box Song Lyrics and Chords by Randy Travis
The Box
Recorded by Randy Travis
Written by Buck A. Moore and Randy Bruce Traywick
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On the top shelf in the closet
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the workshop where
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he spent his extra
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time
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I had never
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noticed till that
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night
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set it on the table and carefully we opened up the
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top
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stared into the memory daddy kept inside the
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box
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letter from momma
When she went out to Reno to help her sister out in 6
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flower from Hawaii when they went on vacation
It was the first time that my daddy ever
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flew
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pocket knife I gave to him on Fathers day
Years ago I thought it had been
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lost
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thought his heart was made of solid rock
But that was long before we found the
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box
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I guess we always knew it but
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I love you was
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hard for him to
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say
Some men show it easy and
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some just never
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seem to find the
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way
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that night I began to see the softer side of someone I had
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lost
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saw the love he kept inside the first time that we opened up the
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box
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picture that was taken
When he and mom were dating standing by his 194
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faded leather Bible he got when he was baptized
I guess no one understood him like the
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Lord
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poem that he had written all about his wife and children
The tender words he wrote were quite a
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shock
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thought his heart was made of solid rock
But that was long before we found the
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box
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thought his heart was made of solid rock
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box
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Box?
- The song The Box 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.
