Lessons Learned - Tracy Lawrence

Grandpa dropped outta school in the fifth grade Grandma barely made it past the eighth So maybe it's alright if I only made it two weeks At Oklahoma State The kinda learnin' that I'm lookin' for Ain't written out on a whiteboard I'm takin' life lessons Grow my hair too long, become a vagabond And do some wild living No, I ain't no preacher, but there ain't no better teacher Than a big old slice of humble pie On the road to life to find what I've been missin' I'm takin' life lessons All that money from tuition fees Could've been spent on gasoline Get me from Stillwater to somewhere Invest some sense in me Pour some concrete, play guitar Meet some strangers at a bar Make a little change to get by I'm takin' life lessons Grow my hair too long, become a vagabond And do some wild living No, I ain't no preacher, there ain't no better teacher Than a big old slice of humble pie On the road to life to find what I've been missin' I'm takin' life lessons I make a buck, fix my truck Fuck around and fall in love Shake a hand, make a friend Bring a heart back to life again I'm takin' life lessons Grow my hair too long, become a vagabond And do some wild living No, I ain't no preacher, but there ain't no better teacher Than a big old slice of humble pie On the road to life to find what I've been missin' I'm takin' life lessons Life lessons Life lessons Life lessons

(Geenaro) (So, I'm goin' to Ghana) Yo I'm thankful, I'm grateful, stayed humble, I'm faithful Backed ten shots from eight balls, from Lawrence to labels Yo, had to wrap white, I treated the pack like the girl from Taken I shaved my man bait and I got NFA'd, that was to my amazement I'm learnin', I'm changin' (tsk) Yeah, I came home from jail and I looked like a caveman Bro Klap got twelve 'cah he beat it off at the paigons That's best, got the same thing I sat on remand, I was tryna be patient I was prayin' for better Ayy, man, I just got a call from Roti He causin' one on an update Jumped a jet to link Luciano How's Kush billin' it up on the runway? Uh, tomorrow's Esther, Maya, it's a Sunday (Tomorrow's Esther, Maya, it's a Sunday) Life lessons, I'm learnin' Heut zähl ich die Blessings Ja, ich weiß, dass Leben ein Test ist Und ich weiß, dass Drugs nur Dreck sind Aus Block, ja, vergess nicht Doch heut on the top, I'm selfmade Life lessons, I'm learnin' Doch behalt mein'n Pain trotz Blessings Life lessons, I'm learnin' Heut zähl ich die Blessings Ja, ich weiß, dass Leben ein Test ist Und ich weiß, dass Drugs nur Dreck sind Aus Block, ja, vergess nicht Doch heut on the top, I'm selfmade Life lessons, I'm learnin' Doch behalt mein'n Pain trotz Blessings Oh Lord, bleib thankful, leben heut blessed (ih-yeah) Gu-guck, my gyal, wir leben like that Take two shots, immer drunk im Jet Po-popp noch mehr, Ruinart Champagne (mwuah) Schlaf nicht viel, schlaf nicht tief Meine Diamond Teeth hab ich mir verdient (ja) Meine Shows sind sold-out, Moshpits, Shutdown Thug-Life-Vibes, Loco flowt wie'n Beast (Flex) Oh Baby, der Devil ist neben mir (ja) Ich greife schon wieder zum Nervengift (ah) Tequila und Dom P. wie Medizin (brr) Doch sitzen im Phantom und träumen nicht (negro) Babygyal, zeig mir, dass du mich liebst (yeah) Das Leben macht kalt in der Industrie (yay) Über die Zeit hab ich viel geseh'n Bösere Demons und Million-Deals Life lessons, I'm learnin' Heut zähl ich die Blessings Ja, ich weiß, dass Leben ein Test ist Und ich weiß, dass Drugs nur Dreck sind Aus Block, ja, vergess nicht Doch heut on the top, I'm selfmade Life lessons, I'm learnin' Doch behalt mein'n Pain trotz Blessings Life lessons, I'm learnin' Heut zähl ich die Blessings Ja, ich weiß, dass Leben ein Test ist Und ich weiß, dass Drugs nur Dreck sind Aus Block, ja, vergess nicht Doch heut on the top, I'm selfmade Life lessons, I'm learnin' Doch behalt mein'n Pain trotz Blessings Lost in your eyes Please me, please me Where do you go?

When I was 16, that set of keys was a pair of wings Daddy, pretty please, can I take her out tonight? I swear I won't get her over 55 With Back In Black racing through my veins Last thing I thought was a flip in this thing don't get me killed I'm pretty sure my old man will And seein' his face when the wrecker hauled my freedom away Yeah, that's how I learned to pray It wasn't in a church with a chapter and a verse Some preacher made sure everybody heard Or just some words somebody taught me to say I was living like I wasn't long for thе world Mama always said it'd take a special girl to get a hold of mе But I never let one get close to me The man upstairs must've heard her prayers 'Cause I looked up, you were standin' there waitin' on me Like you were made for me And I knew right then and there that I'd been saved That's how I learned to pray It wasn't in a church with a chapter and a verse Some preacher made sure everybody heard Or just some words somebody taught me to say I can fold my hands and bow my head But there's just some things that can't be said Without a little walk-on-water kind of faith And that's how I learned to pray Have you ever looked up at the stars in the sky Felt a tug at your heart, didn't know why, but you just knew Someone is up there lookin' out for you Well, you know just what I mean when I say Grace That's how I learned to pray Mm, that's how I learned to pray How I learned to pray (I learned to pray) How I learned to pray How I learned to pray

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع

You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset She's going off about something that you said 'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do I'm in my room, it's a typical Tuesday night I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like And she'll never know your story like I do 'Cause she wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers Dreaming 'bout the day when you wake up and find That what you're looking for has been here the whole time If you could see that I'm the one who understands you Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me, you belong with me Walk in the streets with you in your worn-out jeans I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be Laughing on a park bench thinking to myself "Hey, isn't this easy?" And you've got a smile that can light up this whole town I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down You say, "You're fine", I know you better than that Hey, what you doing with a girl like that? She wears high heels, I wear sneakers She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers Dreaming 'bout the day when you wake up and find That what you're looking for has been here the whole time If you could see that I'm the one who understands you Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me Standing by and waiting at your back door All this time, how could you not know, baby? You belong with me, you belong with me Oh, I remember you driving to my house In the middle of the night I'm the one who makes you laugh When you know you're 'bout to cry I know your favorite songs And you tell me 'bout your dreams Think I know where you belong Think I know it's with me Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you? Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me Standing by and waiting at your back door All this time, how could you not know, baby? You belong with me, you belong with me You belong with me Have you ever thought just maybe, you belong with me? You belong with me

He is sensible and so incredible And all my single friends are jealous He says everything I need to hear And it's like I couldn't ask for anything better He opens up my door and I get into his car And he says, "You look beautiful tonight" And I feel perfectly fine But I miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain And it's 2:00 a.m. and I'm cursing your name So in love that you act insane And that's the way I loved you Breakin' down and coming undone It's a roller coaster kinda rush And I never knew I could feel that much And that's the way I loved you He respects my space and never makes me wait And he calls exactly when he says he will He's close to my mother, talks business with my father He's charming and endearing and I'm comfortable But I miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain And it's 2:00 a.m. and I'm cursing your name So in love that you act insane And that's the way I loved you Breakin' down and coming undone It's a roller coaster kinda rush And I never knew I could feel that much And that's the way I loved you He can't see the smile I'm faking And my heart's not breaking 'Cause I'm not feeling anything at all And you were wild and crazy Just so frustrating, intoxicating, complicated Got away by some mistake and now I miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain It's 2:00 a.m. and I'm cursing your name So in love that I acted insane And that's the way I loved you Breaking down and coming undone It's a roller coaster kinda rush And I never knew I could feel that much And that's the way I loved you, whoa, whoa, oh, oh Oh, and that's the way I loved you Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Never knew I could feel that much That's the way I loved you