Everything Takes Me Back
Trace Adkins · More... [1999]
It's a song on the radio
It's your picture on the wall in my bedroom
It's any one of a million memories
Girl everythin' takes me back but you
It's every place
That we've ever been
It's runnin' into someone we both knew or
It's the face of a total stranger
Girl everythin' takes me back but you
Chorus
I've called you up
I've begged an' pleaded
Left love letters at your door
Though I broke your heart
You gotta believe... It hurt me even more
So what's it gonna take?
What do you wanna hear?
Girl I think I've paid my dues
An' it might be just but it don't seem fair
That everythin' takes me back but you
It's a sound or it's the silence
It's the thought that what I've done, I can't undo or
It's the dream that I can't put behind me
Girl everythin' takes me back but you
(Chorus)
It's the night or the mornin'
It's the thunder rollin' in 'fore it rains or
It's a long long long long stretch of highway
Girl it's nothin' an' it's everythin'... It's everythin'
Yeah!! everythin' takes me back but you
Girl everythin' takes me back but you
It's your picture on the wall in my bedroom
It's any one of a million memories
Girl everythin' takes me back but you
It's every place
That we've ever been
It's runnin' into someone we both knew or
It's the face of a total stranger
Girl everythin' takes me back but you
Chorus
I've called you up
I've begged an' pleaded
Left love letters at your door
Though I broke your heart
You gotta believe... It hurt me even more
So what's it gonna take?
What do you wanna hear?
Girl I think I've paid my dues
An' it might be just but it don't seem fair
That everythin' takes me back but you
It's a sound or it's the silence
It's the thought that what I've done, I can't undo or
It's the dream that I can't put behind me
Girl everythin' takes me back but you
(Chorus)
It's the night or the mornin'
It's the thunder rollin' in 'fore it rains or
It's a long long long long stretch of highway
Girl it's nothin' an' it's everythin'... It's everythin'
Yeah!! everythin' takes me back but you
Girl everythin' takes me back but you
Everything Takes Me Back
Trace Adkins delivers a quintessential country ballad on 'Everything Takes Me Back,' a track that anchors his 1999 self-titled debut album. The recording showcases his signature baritone voice and storytelling prowess, characteristic of the Nashville sound that defined his early career. As a staple of his discography, the song reflects the themes of nostalgia and personal history often explored in his work. It stands as a representative piece of his catalog, capturing the emotional depth and acoustic texture that became hallmarks of his musical identity during the late 1990s.