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The Way Things GoThomas Rhett

Released: October 17, 2014

[Verse 1]
You know when you’re young
And you know everything
The sky is the limit
And the grass is a little more green
Don’t matter where you are

Yeah I coulda swore back when I was 15
I’d go to college and get my business degree
I never made it that far
I got a big ol’ wrench in my plans
And put this guitar in my hands

[Chorus]
So much for crystal balls and wishing on stars
As you're watchin' them fall to the ground
Yeah you can dream big or you can dream small
But it all comes down to the luck of the draw, so I’ve found
Cause it’s gonna rain as soon as you wash your car
And as sure as you go on and give up your heart. a curve gets thrown
That’s the way things go

[Verse 2]
Yeah I would’ve tattooed her name on my arm
If you woulda asked me
I would’ve bet the whole dang farm, and more on us
So much for her being my meant to be
She changed her mind like the wind, and the joke was on me
She left me in the dust
If she hadn’t left my heart black and blue
I would’ve never found you

[Chorus]
So much for crystal balls and wishing on stars
As you're watchin' them fall to the ground
Yeah you can dream big or you can dream small
But it all comes down to the luck of the draw, so I’ve found
Cause it’s gonna rain as soon as you wash your car
And as sure as you go on and give up your heart, a curve gets thrown
That’s the way things go

[Bridge]
You’ll never know if you took the right fork in the road
Until you get where you’re going and it all unfolds

[Chorus]
So much for crystal balls and wishing on stars
As you're watchin' them fall to the ground
Yeah you can dream big or you can dream small
But it all comes down to the luck of the draw, so I’ve found
Cause it’s gonna rain as soon as you wash your car
And as sure as you go on and give up your heart, a curve gets thrown
That’s the way things go

Thomas Rhett

Thomas Rhett Akins, Jr. is a country superstar who has charmed listeners with romantic tracks like “Die a Happy Man.” He was born March 30, 1990 in Valdosta, Georgia to country music recording artist Rhett Akins, Sr. and wife Paige Braswell. In high school, he was the drummer in a punk rock band called the High Heeled Flip Flops. Thomas married his childhood sweetheart, Lauren Gregory, in October 2012, and they adopted their oldest daughter, Willa Gray Akins, in May 2017 and welcomed their second daughter Ada James Akins into the world on August 12th 2017.

His debut, self-titled EP gave listeners a preview of his debut album, It Goes Like This.

2015’s Tangled Up proved to be an important record to Thomas' career. Singles like “T-Shirt,” “Vacation,” and “Die a Happy Man” drew in new audiences who appreciated Thomas' lyrical and vocal talents.

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