But It Was-Derek Sholl

[ti:But It Was] [ar:Derek Sholl] [al:Derek Sholl] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]But It Was - Derek Sholl [00:14.17]Daddy found an empty 12 pack in the trunk [00:17.75] [00:18.74]That got me and jimmy drunk the night I turned 17 [00:24.48] [00:27.14]He was mad as hell and yelled you could killed yourself [00:31.86] [00:32.37]Or someone else if you'd wrapped that thing around a tree [00:38.40] [00:39.69]He said you're grounded for the summer [00:42.64] [00:43.44]And now those keys are mine [00:45.85] [00:46.75]It didn't sound like love at the time [00:50.74] [00:52.98]But it was and he did [00:56.07] [00:56.61]And he was trying to put some sense into the head [01:00.37] [01:00.97]Of a wild and reckless kid [01:04.53] [01:06.20]And I admit it was tough [01:09.12] [01:09.75]Back then I didn't recognize his punishment as love [01:17.78] [01:19.50]But it was [01:20.91] [01:26.41]When that out of state acceptance letter came [01:30.00] [01:31.15]I held it to the flame and told bath I wouldn't go [01:36.63] [01:39.40]I said I'd get a job in this saw mill town save some dough [01:44.65]Settle down and raise a family of our own [01:51.29] [01:52.30]Well she cried and called me crazy and gave me back my ring [01:58.29] [01:58.99]And it didn't feel like love to me [02:03.09] [02:05.56]But it was and she did [02:08.28] [02:08.83]And she only wanted me to use my wings [02:12.94] [02:13.50]And sail off into the wind [02:16.07] [02:18.59]And I admit it was tough [02:21.37] [02:22.17]For a broken heated boy to see her goodbye as love [02:29.91] [02:31.45]But it was [02:32.98] [02:39.16]Love has many faces and sometimes it takes years [02:44.39] [02:45.44]Before we find the beauty past the pain and through the tears [02:50.82] [02:52.07]Without it there's no telling just where on earth I'd be [02:57.48] [02:58.28]Yeah I thought love wasn't always looking out for me [03:04.35] [03:08.35]But it was [03:10.65] [03:15.98]But it was