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 got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Any place is better Startin' from zero, got nothing to lose Maybe we'll make something Me, myself, I got nothing to prove You got a fast car I got a plan to get us out of here I been working at the convenience store Managed to save just a little bit of money Won't have to drive too far Just across the border and into the city You and I can both get jobs Finally see what it means to be living See, my old man's got a problem He lives with the bottle, that's the way it is He says his body's too old for working His body's too young to look like his Mama went off and left him She wanted more from life than he could give I said, "somebody's got to take care of him" So I quit school and that's what I did You got a fast car Is it fast enough so we can fly away? Still gotta make a decision Leave tonight, or live and die this way So, I remember when we were driving, driving in your car Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder And I, I, had a feeling that I belonged I, I, had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone You got a fast car We go cruisin', entertain ourselves You still ain't got a job So I work in a market as a checkout girl I know things will get better You'll find work and I'll get promoted We'll move out of the shelter Buy a bigger house, live in the suburbs So, I remember when we were driving, driving in your car Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder And I, I, had a feeling that I belonged I, I, had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone You got a fast car I got a job that pays all our bills You stay out drinking late at the bar See more of your friends than you do of your kids I'd always hoped for better Thought maybe together you and me would find it I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere So take your fast car and keep on driving So, I remember when we were driving, driving in your car Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder And I, I, had a feeling that I belonged I, I, had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone You got a fast car Is it fast enough so you can fly away? You still gotta make a decision Leave tonight, or live and die this way