Beyond Those Years Song Lyrics and Chords by The Oak Ridge Boys
Beyond Those Years
Recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys
Written by Eddie Setser and Troy Seals
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Full moons and empty promises
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We were only high school kids
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got so close that we
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closed our eyes
To the
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facts of life
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We were married in the spring
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Not long before the baby came
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Your momma said she couldn't
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bare the shame
Your
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dad refused to give the bride
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away
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yond those years
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Who'd have thought we'd still be standing here
And that
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love would find its way
Through
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all those tears
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beyond those
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years
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Eighteen standing in the shoes of a man
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The weight of the world in my unskilled hands
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One by one as the dreams
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fell
through
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I took my failures
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out on you
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But you held on when it made no sense
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And cleaned the face of the innocent
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You were so strong to be so
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young
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And now look just how
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far we've come
Repeat #3
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So many times we
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wanted to act our age
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Call it off and
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go our separate ways
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Against the odds we grew up
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too
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on our own yet we
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made it last oh we made it last
Repeat #3
FAQ
Who sang the the song Beyond Those Years?
- The song Beyond Those Years was sang by The Oak Ridge Boys.
Who is The Oak Ridge Boys?
- The Oak Ridge Boys is an American country and gospel vocal quartet. The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s. Their name was changed to the Oak Ridge Boys in the early 1960s, and they remained a gospel group until the mid-1970s, when they changed their image and concentrated on country music.The lineup which produced their most well-known country and crossover hits (such as "Elvira" (1981), "Bobbie Sue" (1982), and "American Made" (1983) consists of Duane Allen (lead), Joe Bonsall (tenor), William Lee Golden (baritone), and Richard Sterban (bass). Golden and Allen joined the group in the mid-1960s, and Sterban and Bonsall joined in the early 1970s. Aside from an eight-year gap (1987-95) when Golden left the group and was replaced, this lineup has been together since 1973 and continues to tour and record.
