Leave The Past Behind Lyrics - The Early Year - Joe Nichols

Sittin' in this ol' honky tonk in Tulsa 

Tryin' to drink her memory of my mind 

If she only knew how much I loved her 

She would be here by my side 

It seems I spend a lot of time talkin' to myself 

I even count the shadows on my wall 

I guess there's a lesson to be learned in this 

Never get so high that you can't take a fall 

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Now folks think I'm going crazy 

Just because I've lost my mind 

What will it take to ever save me 

If I can leave the past behind 

I wonder what she's doin' back in Tennessee 

And do I even cross her mind 

She's probably out with all of her old friends 

Sippin' and toastin' on champaign and wine 

Do you think that she ever speaks of me 

Or do you think she even gives a damn 

I know she would learn a lesson from all of this 

If what goes up, must come down 

Chorus