Raye first attracted Nashville's attention as the lead vocalist on a string of independent singles in the 1980s. Billed as The Wrays, the act released a couple of singles on Mercury Records in the mid-80s before breaking up. Epic Records signed Raye as a solo act in 1990. A year later, the nostalgic ballad Love, Me hit No. 1, and by 2000, he charted 21 Top 10 hits for Epic. His first four studio albums, as well as his Greatest Hits, have been certified platinum. His best-known hits include Little Rock, about a recovering alcoholic, and I Think About You, about watching his teenage daughter grow up.
Someone You Used To Know
Collin Raye Lyrics
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To see you with someone new and you were wearing my old blue shirt
But it didn't kill me until we said hello
And I became someone you used to know
Like a friend like a fool like some guy you knew in school
Didn't we love didn't we share or don't you even care
I know we said we were through but I never knew how quickly I would go
If you didn't tell him about those weekends at the coast
Or how we use to argue about who loved who the most
Well, I guess I won that one cause I still need you so
But to you I'm just someone you used to know
Like a friend like a fool like some guy you knew in school
Didn't we love didn't we share or don't you even care
I know we said we were through but I never knew how quickly I would go
From someone you loved to someone you used to know
Didn't we love didn't we share or don't you even care
I know we said we were through but I never knew how quickly I would go
From someone you loved to someone you used to know
I'm not someone you love I'm someone you used to know
The song Someone You Used To Know by Collin Raye is a tale of heartbreak and nostalgia. The singer confesses that he was hurt to see his ex with someone else, even more so when he saw her wearing his old shirt. But what really got to him was when they said hello and he realized that he had become just another person from her past.
He wonders if she even cares about the love they shared and the memories they made, or if he's just another guy she knew in school. He knows they said they were through, but he never expected to go from being someone she loved to someone she used to know so quickly.
The lyrics capture the bittersweet feeling of holding onto a love that has already slipped away. The singer laments the fact that his love is now just a memory, something he used to have, and that he's no longer someone she loves, but someone she used to know.
Overall, the song captures the pain of heartbreak and the nostalgia that comes with it. It's a reminder that sometimes, even though we try our best to hold onto love, it still slips away.
Line by Line Meaning
I ain't gonna lie to you and say it didn't hurt
I can't deny it hurt to see you with someone else
To see you with someone new and you were wearing my old blue shirt
Seeing you with someone new hurt even more because you were wearing my old shirt
But it didn't kill me until we said hello
I could handle the pain until we greeted each other
And I became someone you used to know
That's when I realized I became just a person you used to know
Like a friend like a fool like some guy you knew in school
You treat me like a friend, a fool or someone you remember from school
Didn't we love didn't we share or don't you even care
Didn't we share a love? Or was it all meaningless to you?
I know we said we were through but I never knew how quickly I would go
We broke up, but I never expected to become a stranger so soon
From someone you loved to someone you used to know
From being someone you loved to becoming a person you used to know
If you didn't tell him about those weekends at the coast
If you didn't tell your new partner about our weekends at the coast
Or how we use to argue about who loved who the most
Or how we used to argue about who loved whom more
Well, I guess I won that one cause I still need you so
I guess I won the argument because I still need you now
But to you I'm just someone you used to know
However, to you, I'm only a person you used to know
Didn't we love didn't we share or don't you even care
Didn't we share a love? Or did you never even care?
I know we said we were through but I never knew how quickly I would go
We broke up, but I never expected to become a stranger so soon
From someone you loved to someone you used to know
From being someone you loved to becoming a person you used to know
I'm not someone you love I'm someone you used to know
I may not be someone you love, but I'm definitely someone you used to know
Lyrics © WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: RORY LEE, TIMOTHY JON JOHNSON
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