What I Almost Was-Eric Church

[ti:What I Almost Was] [ar:Eric Church] [al:Sinners Like Me] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.56]What I Almost Was [00:02.55] [00:02.80] [00:21.74]It was my senior year [00:23.55]I just turned eighteen [00:24.74] [00:25.61]I was a Friday night hero with division one dreams [00:29.54] [00:30.23]I had an offer on the table [00:32.16]A four year ride [00:33.47] [00:34.35]'Til that fourth and two and twenty four dive [00:37.78] [00:38.96]I left on a stretcher wound up on a crutch [00:42.33] [00:43.15]Walked on that next summer [00:45.08]Wound up getting cut [00:46.64] [00:47.33]I flipped off that coach left that school in the dust [00:51.01] [00:51.69]For letting my dreams go bust [00:54.25] [00:56.00]But I thank God I ain't what I almost was [01:00.74] [01:01.30] [01:08.79]Yea I moved on back home [01:10.23] [01:10.97]And came awful close to being some son-in-law to some CEO [01:16.27] [01:16.85]Coulda been a corner office country club suit and tie man [01:20.84] [01:21.61]Answerin' to no one but her and him [01:25.42] [01:25.98]I ran out on his money ran out on her love [01:29.60] [01:30.23]At four in the morning I loaded my truck [01:33.91] [01:34.59]I left my home town in a big cloud of dust [01:38.28] [01:38.90]I just had to follow my gut [01:41.83] [01:43.63]And I thank God I ain't what I almost was [01:48.68] [01:48.99] [02:07.68]In guitar town I bought this old Epiphone [02:10.62] [02:15.71]Started stringin' chords and words into songs [02:19.14] [02:23.88]I've been putting in time on Sixteenth Avenue [02:26.81] [02:28.19]Pouring out my heart for tips on a stool [02:31.74] [02:32.37]I ain't making a killing but then there's those nights [02:36.24] [02:36.76]When the song comes together and hits 'em just right [02:40.32] [02:40.92]The crowds on their feet cause they can't get enough [02:44.16] [02:45.22]Of this music I make and I love [02:48.40] [02:49.55]And I thank God I ain't yea I thank God I ain't [02:55.67] [02:58.58]Yea man I thank God I ain't what I almost was