Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song What I Almost Was , by - Eric Church. Release date: 31.12.2005
Record label: Capitol Records Nashville
Song language: English
What I Almost Was |
| It was my senior year |
| I just turned eighteen |
| I was a Friday night hero, with division one dreams |
| I had an offer on the table |
| A four year ride |
| 'Til that fourth and two and twenty four dive |
| I left on a stretcher, wound up on a crutch |
| Walked on that next summer |
| Wound up getting cut |
| I flipped off that coach, left that school in the dust |
| For letting my dreams go bust |
| But I thank God I ain’t what I almost was |
| Yeah, I moved on back home |
| And came awful close to being some son-in-law to some CEO |
| Could a been a corner office, country club, suit and tie man |
| Answering' to no one, but her and him |
| I ran out on his money, ran out on her love |
| At four in the morning I loaded my truck |
| I left my home town in a big cloud of dust |
| I just had to follow my gut |
| And I thank God I ain’t what I almost was |
| In guitar town I bought this old epiphone |
| Started stringin' chords and words into songs |
| I’ve been putting in time on Sixteenth Avenue |
| Pouring out my heart for tips on a stool |
| I ain’t making a killing, but then there’s those nights |
| When the song comes together and hits 'em just right |
| The crowds on their feet cause they can’t get enough |
| Of this music I make and I love |
| And I thank God I ain’t, yeah I thank God I ain’t |
| Man I thank God I ain’t, what I almost was |