Three Wooden Crosses Song Lyrics and Chords by Randy Travis
Three Wooden Crosses
Recorded by Randy Travis
Written by Kim Williams and Doug Johnson
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A farmer and a teacher a
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hooker and a preacher
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Ridin' on a midnight bus
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bound for Mexi
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co
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headed for vacation one for
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higher
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them were
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searchin' for lost
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souls
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driver never ever saw the stop
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eighteen wheelers can't stop on a
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dime
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three wooden crosses on the
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right side of the highway
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Why there's not four of them
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heaven only
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knows
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not what you take when you
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leave this world behind you
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what you leave be
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hind you when you
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go
That farmer left a harvest a
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home and eighty acres
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faith and love for growin' things
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in his young son's
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heart
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teacher left her wisdom in the
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minds of lots of children
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Did her best to give 'em
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all a better
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start
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preacher whispered can't you see the
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Promised
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laid his blood-stained bible in that hooker's
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hand
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That's the
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story that our preacher told last
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Sunday
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held that blood stained bible up for
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all of us to see
He said
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bless the farmer
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and the teacher and that preacher
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gave this Bible to my momma who
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read it to me
There are
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three wooden crosses on the
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right side of the highway
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Why there's not four of them
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now I guess we
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know
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not what you take when you
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leave this world behind you
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what you leave
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behind you when you
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go
There are three wooden crosses on the
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right side of
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the
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way
FAQ
Who sang the the song Three Wooden Crosses?
- The song Three Wooden Crosses 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.
