Lessons Learned (song)
Encyclopedia
"Lessons Learned" is the title of a country music
song written by Paul Nelson, Larry Boone
, and Tracy Lawrence
, and recorded by American
country music artist Tracy Lawrence
on his album of the same title
, from which it was released as the lead-off single. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
(now Hot Country Songs
) chart and at #3 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.
and fiddle
. Its narrator is a young man who was accused of stealing candy in a store when he was 10 years old. His father had shown him wrong from right, and taught him things that he should not do. He had then looked back at:
In the second verse, the narrator describes how much he loved his grandpa because he taught him to do more than his father did.
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
chart dated November 6, 1999, and charted for 29 weeks on that chart. It reached a peak of #3 on the chart dated April 1, 2000. It was also Lawrence's only Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100
.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
song written by Paul Nelson, Larry Boone
Larry Boone
Larry Eugene Boone is an American country music artist. Between 1985 and 1993, Boone recorded five major label studio albums, in addition to charting several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. His highest-charting single, "Don't Give Candy to a Stranger", reached #10 in 1988...
, and Tracy Lawrence
Tracy Lawrence
Tracy Lawrence is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music...
, and recorded by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
country music artist Tracy Lawrence
Tracy Lawrence
Tracy Lawrence is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music...
on his album of the same title
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned is the sixth studio album released by country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was also his last album for Atlantic Records before the closure of Atlantic's Nashville division in 2000...
, from which it was released as the lead-off single. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
(now Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
) chart and at #3 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.
Content
The song is a moderate up-tempo mostly accompanied by electric guitarElectric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and fiddle
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
. Its narrator is a young man who was accused of stealing candy in a store when he was 10 years old. His father had shown him wrong from right, and taught him things that he should not do. He had then looked back at:
- Lessons learned and they sure run deep
- They don't go away and they don't come cheap
- Oh, there is no way around it
- 'Cause this world turns on lessons learned.
In the second verse, the narrator describes how much he loved his grandpa because he taught him to do more than his father did.
Chart performance
The song debuted at #70 on the BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart dated November 6, 1999, and charted for 29 weeks on that chart. It reached a peak of #3 on the chart dated April 1, 2000. It was also Lawrence's only Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
| Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 40 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 3 |