The trio originally formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006 by Charles Kelley (lead and background vocals), Dave Haywood (background vocals, guitar, piano, mandolin) and Hillary Scott (lead and background vocals).
Scott is the daughter of country music singer Linda Davis, and Charles Kelley is the brother of pop artist Josh Kelley. It was these family connections and music industry ties that helped launch the band. Kelley moved to Nashville in mid-2005 from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he had been working construction with his brother John. Trying to become a successful solo country artist, Kelley convinced his old middle-school classmate, Haywood, to move to Nashville from Georgia in 2006 so they could write music together. Shortly thereafter, Scott recognized Kelley from MySpace, and they started to talk at a Nashville music club. Kelley later invited Scott to join him and Haywood in the new group, which assumed the name Lady Antebellum. The name Antebellum comes from when the group were photographing "antebellum" homes. The antebellum ('pre-war') architectural style describes the large plantation homes in the American South. While photographing the houses one of the group said that there's a great band name in there, and they adopted the Lady Antebellum name shortly after. The trio then began performing at local venues in Nashville before being signed in July 2007 to a recording contract with Capitol Records Nashville. In an interview with Sirius Satellite Radio, Scott claimed she was rejected from the hit show American Idol two times, not even making it past the first round.
Shortly after the trio signed to the label, adult contemporary artist Jim Brickman chose Lady Antebellum to sing on his 2007 single Never Alone, which reached #14 on the Billboard adult contemporary charts. In mid-2007, Lady Antebellum also wrote a song for the MTV reality television series The Hills.
Their solo debut single Love Don't Live Here was released in September of 2007, with a music video for the song following in December. This song was the lead-off single to the band's self-titled debut album. Released on April 15, 2008, Lady Antebellum was produced by Paul Worley and Victoria Shaw, a Nashville songwriter and former solo artist. Love Don't Live Here reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The album itself was the first album by a new duo or group to debut at Number One on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts.
A second single, Lookin' for a Good Time, was issued in June 2008 and peaked at #11 in December. In addition, Lady Antebellum was signed as an opening act on Martina McBride's "Waking Up Laughing Tour" in 2008. Lady Antebellum also contributed the song I Was Here to the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack, a song which peaked at #24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 based on downloads. In December 2008, their rendition of Baby, It's Cold Outside peaked at #3 on the same chart. Their third official single, I Run to You, was released in January 2009. It eventually became the trio's first Number One in July 2009.
On October 7, 2009 their debut album was certified platinum by the RIAA for shipments of one million copies in the United States.
In August 2009, the group released their fourth single, Need You Now, the lead-off single and title track to their second studio album. It debuted at #50 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and became their second Number One hit on the charts for the week of November 28, 2009. The song also reached a peak of #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was a number-one hit on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart, making it a crossover hit. A second single, American Honey, was released to radio on January 11, 2010 and would become their third #1 hit. Our Kind of Love was released as the third single from the album on May 31, 2010 and became a #1 single in September, 2010.
The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts for the week of Feb. 2, 2010, selling 480,922 copies in the first week. Four weeks after the album's release, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The week of January 9, 2011, the group ventured into the studio to begin recording for their third studio album. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Kelley said, "We actually just went ahead and decided we’re gonna take two, two and a half months straight in the studio to create this thing and not have all this distraction. Hopefully that will be a good thing". He goes on to say that the group has around 50 songs which they plan to choose from along with songs from other songwriters. However, he singles out a song called Dancing Away With My Heart as one the band is particularly excited about, a song that the group co-wrote with Josh Kear, who previously wrote with the group on their hit Need You Now.
On May 2, 2011, the group released the first single from their upcoming album, titled Just a Kiss. The group performed the single on stage on American Idol's result show on May 5, 2011.
On June 11, 2020, amid the George Floyd protests, the band announced they would rename themselves "Lady A" in order to avoid racist connotations with Civil War history, as the original name was based on the Antebellum South. The band stated on social media that they were "deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused and for anyone who has felt unsafe, unseen or unvalued."
Things People Say
Lady Antebellum Lyrics
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Can we work this out, baby we can work this out
A dust trail from a Greyhound headed for the West Coast
As I watch you leave, it's getting hard to breathe
No this ain't how it was supposed to be
While you're out chasing all your dreams
Tell me where does that leave me
What about the plans that you left behind
The little white house by the railway line
The one we picked out
We even put the payment down
What about the promise that you made
To stay with me till your dying day
Said you'd never go away
Are they just things that people say
Are they just things baby
The preacher stopped by the house last Tuesday
Asked if I was fine
We sat and talked a while
He tried to make me smile
But it's so hard to show my face round lately
In this small town
I guess they heard the news
'Bout me and you
It's three a.m. and I can't sleep at all
I wonder where you are tonight and do I ever cross your mind
What about the plans that you left behind
The little white house by the railway line
The one we picked out
We even put the payment down
What about the promise that you made
To stay with me till your dying day
Said you'd never go away
Are they just things that people say
Well my momma won't stop crying
She wonders what went wrong
Could I have loved a little deeper
Or did I hold on too strong
What about the plans that you left behind
The little white house by the railway line
The one we picked out
We even put the payment down
What about the promise that you made
To stay with me till your dying day
Said you'd never go away
Are they just things that people say
Are they just things baby
"Things People Say" by Lady Antebellum is a song about heartbreak and the betrayal in a relationship. The singer is asking her partner, who has left her to pursue his dreams, about the promises he made to her. She is questioning whether all the things he said were just empty words, and whether he really meant anything he promised her. The song also portrays the pain of watching someone leave, and the confusion and frustration that comes with being left behind.
The opening line "There I was at the bus stop begging you just to stay" sets the tone of desperation and despair in the song. The singer begs her partner not to leave and asks if they can work things out. The following lyrics describe the pain of watching her partner leave, and the dust trail from the Greyhound bus headed for the West Coast that makes it hard for her to breathe. The chorus further emphasizes the singer's pain as she asks whether the promises and plans they made were just things that people say, hinting that they weren't sincere.
The song continues to describe the aftermath of the breakup, with the singer struggling to keep up appearances and failing to show her face in town. She talks about the conversations she had with her preacher, who tried to comfort her, but her pain is all-consuming. The last stanza describes her mother's tears as she wonders what went wrong in the relationship, and whether the singer could have done anything differently.
Line by Line Meaning
There I was at the bus stop begging you just to stay
I was at the bus stop and I begged you to stay, hoping that we could work things out.
Can we work this out, baby we can work this out
I'm still hoping that we can work things out and be together again.
A dust trail from a Greyhound headed for the West Coast
As you left on the Greyhound to chase your dreams in the West Coast, I watched as the dust covered my world.
As I watch you leave, it's getting hard to breathe
Seeing you leave is causing me to struggle more, especially since I don't know what the future holds for us.
No this ain't how it was supposed to be
This situation isn't what we planned or hoped for, and it feels wrong.
While you're out chasing all your dreams
You're out chasing your dreams while I'm still here, wondering what's going on.
Tell me where does that leave me
I'm left behind, unsure of what to do or where to go without you.
What about the plans that you left behind
What happened to our plans? The plans for the little white house by the railway, the ones we were supposed to build together?
The little white house by the railway line
The house we planned to build near the railway line.
The one we picked out
The one that we selected together.
We even put the payment down
We had even started to pay for it, so what happened?
What about the promise that you made
You promised me that you would always stay by my side until the day you die, so what happened?
To stay with me till your dying day
You promised to be with me until the end of your days, so why did you leave?
Said you'd never go away
You promised that you would never leave me, but now you're gone, so what was it all for?
Are they just things that people say
Were all those promises and plans just empty words that people say without really meaning them?
The preacher stopped by the house last Tuesday
The preacher stopped by last Tuesday, asking if I was okay.
Asked if I was fine
He asked if I was okay, but I couldn't bring myself to say anything.
We sat and talked a while
We talked for a while, but it didn't do much to ease my pain.
He tried to make me smile
The preacher tried to make me smile, but I couldn't.
But it's so hard to show my face round lately
It's been difficult to face people in town lately, given what's happened between us.
In this small town
In this small town, everyone knows what's going on with us, which makes it even more difficult to deal with.
I guess they heard the news
Everyone in town knows what happened between us, and it's hard to avoid it.
'Bout me and you
Everyone knows about our situation, which makes it even more painful.
It's three a.m. and I can't sleep at all
It's three in the morning, and I can't sleep because you're constantly on my mind.
I wonder where you are tonight and do I ever cross your mind
I wonder where you are right now, and if I ever cross your mind like you cross mine.
Well my momma won't stop crying
My mom can't stop crying, and she's always worried about what happened to us.
She wonders what went wrong
My mom can't understand what went wrong between us, and it's hard to explain it all.
Could I have loved a little deeper
I'm wondering if I should have loved you more deeply or if that would have made a difference.
Or did I hold on too strong
I'm also wondering if I held on too tightly, and that's what pushed you away.
Are they just things baby
Were all the promises, plans, and dreams we had for a future together just meaningless things that people say, or did they really matter to you as much as they did to me?
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHARLES KELLEY, DAVE HAYWOOD, DAVID WESLEY HAYWOOD
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Vah Bermudes
Coisas que as pessoas dizem
Tradução 🇧🇷
Lá estava eu na parada de ônibus implorando para você ficar
Nós podemos resolver isso, baby nós podemos resolver
Uma trilha de poeira do Greyhound a caminho da Costa Oeste
Enquanto eu vejo você partir, fica difícil respirar
Não, isso não está como deveria ser
Enquanto você vai em busca de seus sonhos
Me diga o que sobra para mim
E quanto aos planos que você deixou pra trás?
A pequena casa branca perto da linha férrea
Casa que nós escolhemos
Nós pedimos até um adiantamento
E quanto a promessa que você fez
De ficar comigo até o dia de sua morte?
Disse que nunca iria embora
São apenas coisas que as pessoas dizem
O padre parou lá em casa na última terça-feira
Perguntou se eu estava bem
Nós sentamos e conversamos um pouco
Ele tentou me fazer sorrir
Mas é muito difícil mostrar meu rosto por aí ultimamente
Nessa pequena cidade
Eu acho que eles sabem das novidades
Sobre eu e você
São três da manhã e eu nem consigo dormir
Eu me pergunto onde você está essa noite e se eu passo pela sua cabeça
Bem, minha mãe não vai parar de chorar
Ela se pergunta o que deu errado
Poderia eu ter o amado um pouco mais
Ou eu me agarrei demais?
👏👏😍🎧🎶🙋 30/07/2020
#Quarentena #TemposDificeis
alnindhika
There I was at the bus stop begging you just to stay
Can we work this out, baby we can work this out
A dust trail from a Greyhound headed for the West Coast
As I watch you leave, it's getting hard to breathe
No this ain't how it was supposed to be
While you're out chasing all your dreams
Tell me where does that leave me
What about the plans that you left behind
The little white house by the railway line
The one we picked out
We even put the payment down
What about the promise that you made
To stay with me till your dying day
Said you'd never go away
Are they just things that people say
Are they just things baby
The preacher stopped by the house last Tuesday
Asked if I was fine
We sat and talked a while
He tried to make me smile
But it's so hard to show my face round lately
In this small town
I guess they heard the news
'Bout me and you
It's three a.m. and I can't sleep at all
I wonder where you are tonight and do I ever cross your mind
What about the plans that you left behind
The little white house by the railway line
The one we picked out
We even put the payment down
What about the promise that you made
To stay with me till your dying day
Said you'd never go away
Are they just things that people say
Well my momma won't stop crying
She wonders what went wrong
Could I have loved a little deeper
Or did I hold on too strong
What about the plans that you left behind
The little white house by the railway line
The one we picked out
We even put the payment down
What about the promise that you made
To stay with me till your dying day
Said you'd never go away
Are they just things that people say
Are they just things baby
Moises Barros
Eu amo essa música 😍
Mario Jenkins
Still my FAVORITE Lady Antebellum song to DATE!!! It just hits differently every time I listen to it 😔😣😢😭❤️❤️❤️❤️
Miranda Burton
I love the video you made for this song. my favorite part is at the end when the guy is wording the lyrics to her when he finds out shes moved on with someone else. It gave me chills.
Vah Bermudes
Coisas que as pessoas dizem
Tradução 🇧🇷
Lá estava eu na parada de ônibus implorando para você ficar
Nós podemos resolver isso, baby nós podemos resolver
Uma trilha de poeira do Greyhound a caminho da Costa Oeste
Enquanto eu vejo você partir, fica difícil respirar
Não, isso não está como deveria ser
Enquanto você vai em busca de seus sonhos
Me diga o que sobra para mim
E quanto aos planos que você deixou pra trás?
A pequena casa branca perto da linha férrea
Casa que nós escolhemos
Nós pedimos até um adiantamento
E quanto a promessa que você fez
De ficar comigo até o dia de sua morte?
Disse que nunca iria embora
São apenas coisas que as pessoas dizem
O padre parou lá em casa na última terça-feira
Perguntou se eu estava bem
Nós sentamos e conversamos um pouco
Ele tentou me fazer sorrir
Mas é muito difícil mostrar meu rosto por aí ultimamente
Nessa pequena cidade
Eu acho que eles sabem das novidades
Sobre eu e você
São três da manhã e eu nem consigo dormir
Eu me pergunto onde você está essa noite e se eu passo pela sua cabeça
Bem, minha mãe não vai parar de chorar
Ela se pergunta o que deu errado
Poderia eu ter o amado um pouco mais
Ou eu me agarrei demais?
👏👏😍🎧🎶🙋 30/07/2020
#Quarentena #TemposDificeis
Chelsea
I've watched this too many times, and no matter when I watch it, it bring tears to my eyes.
Ronnie Gatling
To have a 22 yr dream mocked and hurt the way I was it took the dream out my heart where I don't even want it no more , folks think I'm joking when I say a revolver puts me on one knee that's being honest and as real as it gets , i put this on my mama and jesus , I walk up right say she's at the table I show her me loading it not a word I spin it 3 times and I point it to my head with no wait period and click it then I unload it slide both the gun and bullet her way and ask her to do the same , if not then I'm gone .
Ronnie Gatling
This reminds me of 2016 but can apply to the last 3 years also , ( things people say ) thats all the f u ever was , that's a guarantee u think I'm taking that chance ever again? U got me so fd up that it's shocking it's not understood like ah it's all good , I'm thinking inside dear God if u only knew .. if you only knew
Wander Lance
The music video fits really well on the songs, it's so hard to find this kind of things lately...kudos to everyone who made this possible..LA really rock it.😊
Kelsey McGuire
That was amazing. Very well done, it looked professional. The video almost made me want to cry though.. that means you definitely managed to convey a lot of emotion. Congrats on a job well done!
Ronnie Gatling
This is one of my hands down favorite songs ever!! Reminds me of may -december 2016