Then For Them Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Van Shelton
Then For Them
Recorded by Ricky Van Shelton
Written by Larry Boone and Will Robinson
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Got a ticket in my hand and one
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foot out the door
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sad to see how
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far apart we've
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come
If we could just forget takin' sides in
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our little wars
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remember back to
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where we started
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from
It's not for you not for
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me or any
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one we're tryin' to
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please
But we're
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two young lovers who
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once had it
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all
Who
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carved their names in a
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crooked heart on a
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love tree
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way back
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when
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you if not for
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me then for
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Under a sky full of stars two
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people found love
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Live or die they
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swore it'd never
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end
Now through these tears in our eyes
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crying out to us
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Beggin' for a
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chance to try
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again
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Who carved their names in a
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crooked heart on a
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love tree
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way back
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when
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you if not for
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me then for
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them
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you if not for
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me then for
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them
FAQ
Who sang the the song Then For Them?
- The song Then For Them was sang by Ricky Van Shelton.
Who is Ricky Van Shelton?
- Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American former country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes ten Number One hits: "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", 'Don't We All Have the Right", "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King" (a cover of the Ned Miller hit), "Living Proof", "I've Cried My Last Tear for You", "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines". Besides these, seven more of his singles landed in the Top Ten on the same chart. He also released nine studio albums, of which his first four were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.