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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Travis Tritt
Lead Vocals
Dan Dugmore
Steel Guitar
Greg Morrow
Drums
John Jarvis
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Travis Tritt
Songwriter
Charlie Daniels
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Travis Tritt
Producer
Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
Producer
Chris Stone
Assistant Engineer
Amy Hughes Frigo
Assistant Engineer
Chuck Ainlay
Mixing Engineer
Benny Quinn
Mastering Engineer
Alan Schulman
Recording Engineer
Stephen Tillisch
Recording Engineer
MATT JOHNSON
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
They'd been high school sweethearts
Since they were just fifteen
A storybook beginning with the wedding of their dreams
Consumed by his ambition he soon left her at home
With a promise and an empty house
And too much time alone
Her boredom turned to drinking and drinking turned to lies
And he let her get too far gone before he realized
And you wouldn't recognize them
If you'd known them way back when
'Cause now the flame of love's burned out
And can't be lit again
And it's the same old story
You've heard a thousand times
Somebody's trust gets broken
Somebody's left behind
You try walking a tightrope
But it's all uphill
And if the fall don't kill you
Lord, the heartbreak will
Two more childhood sweethearts in a small town far away
Committed to each other since before their wedding day
This will last forever that's what the whole town said
But there are some temptations
That can turn a good man's head
She was unexpeced when she came home from town
She never even noticed all the window shades pulled down
And though he begged forgiveness
She turned and ran away
With the image of betrayal that time just can't erase
And it's the same old story
You've heard a thousand times
Somebody's trust gets broken
Somebody's left behind
You try walking a tightrope
But it's all uphill
And if the fall don't kill you
Lord, the heartbreak will
And it's a sad old benediction to a wasted slice of life
And there's an overwhelming price you've got to pay
It's a losin' proposition and it cuts just like a knife
You can't expect the hurt to go away
And it's the same old story
You've heard a thousand times
Somebody's trust gets broken
Somebody's left behind
You try walking a tightrope
But it's all uphill
And if the fall don't kill you
Lord, the heartbreak will
And if the fall don't kill you
Lord, the heartbreak will
Oh yeah
Writer(s): Travis Tritt, Charlie Daniels
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