Tracy Lawrence (born 27 January 1968) is an American country musician.
<… Read Full Bio ↴Tracy Lawrence (born 27 January 1968) is an American country musician.

Tracy Lawrence was born in Atlanta, Texas, and raised in Foreman, Ark., Lawrence played in his first band at the age of 16. He attended Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, where he was a member of Sigma Pi Fraternity. In 1990 Lawrence left Arkansas and went to Nashville.

Lawrence took jobs as an ironworker and in phone sales while he tried to break into the Nashville music scene. He began participating in talent shows and earned enough money to live on. In 1991 he had a gig at the Bluebird Cafe and met Wayne Edwards who became his manager.

With Edwards assistance Lawrence signed with Atlantic Records and released his first album "Sticks and Stones." On 31 May 1991 Lawrence walked his former girlfriend to the door of her hotel room and was confronted by three armed men. The men robbed them and attempted to force Lawrence and his friend into her motel room. Lawrence resisted and was shot four times, allowing his friend to escape. Two of the wounds were major and necessitated surgery. One of the bullets remains imbedded in Lawrence's pelvis.

Lawrence's album shot up the charts to number one on the back of publicity from the shooting and spawned several Top 10 singles. Lawrence's second album Alibis went Platinum and generated three straight Number One singles.

Lawrence was Billboard's Top New Male Vocalist in 1992 and received the Academy of Country Music's Best New Artist and Top New Male Vocalist in 1993.

In 1994 Lawrence released his third album, I See It Now was also a Platinum album. Lawrence released a Live album in 1995 and another studio album entitled Time Marches On in 1996. In 1997 Lawrence released another album entitled Coast is Clear which he co-produced. All told, Lawrence generated 7 Number One singles by this time and every one of his albums at this point in his career had gone Platinum.

In 2005, he released the album "Then & Now: The Hits Collection" that had him singing new vocals on the majority of his hit songs, as well as two new songs, "Used to the Pain" and "If I Don't Make it Back." both of which charted on the Billboard Country Charts. The new recordings sounded very similar to the previous ones, although on some tracks, such as "I See It Now" and "If The World Had a Front Porch" Lawrence's maturity may have improved the vocals, giving them a little more depth. The main reason for re-recording the songs instead of just making a run of the mill greatest hits collection was that Lawrence had switched record labels and Universal Music Group, who he currently records for, does not hold the rights to the old recordings. The new album was very well received and is leaving fans wanting even more out of the unique country star.

In 2006, Lawrence launched Rocky Comfort Records (RCR), a partnership with his manager Laney Lawrence. The label will operate as a joint venture with CO5 Nashville (a division of CO5 Music). His new single "Find Out Who Your Friends Are,” will be released to radio August 21, 2006 with his first studio album on the RCR/CO5 Nashville imprint scheduled for release in early 2007.

Lawrence is known to have a wide range with sounds ranging from neotraditional country to songs with a definite southern rock feel.

Lawrence has visited US troops involved in peacekeeping operations in Kosovo and annually participates in a golf tournament to raise funds for cystic fibrosis research. Lawrence has also purchased equipment for his hometown high school in Arkansas.

Lawrence has been inducted into the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame.

Back to Back
Tracy Lawrence Lyrics

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It's a crying shame what fools we've been
To fight for no good reason, when neither one of us gives in
I don't love you is what it takes to end it all
But instead we'll go back to bed, back to back to face the wall
(Chorus)
Back to Back, we're falling out of love
As giving in gets harder to do, we start giving up
We lay together facing the dark

Each tear that falls is breaking our hearts
Back to Back, side by side, we're miles apart
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What a fool I am to lay here and not hold her
In a bed where love once burned, our hearts just grow colder
Well, I love you are the words on my mind
But the stones we threw in anger
Have built a wall we can't climb

(Chorus)
Back to Back, side by side, we're miles apart

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Tracy Lawrence's song "Back to Back" convey a feeling of relationships that have reached a low point, where the couple has given up their efforts to move past their issues. Through the opening lines “It’s a crying shame what fools we’ve been, to fight for no good reason, when neither one of us gives in” the artist highlights how foolish it is to quarrel endlessly without any plausible reasons, knowing that none of the parties is willing to yield. The singer is remorseful and wants to patch things up with his partner, but he is unable to express his feelings because of the wall of silence that has developed between them. He realizes that the words ‘I don't love you' might be the easiest way of ending it all; however, they end up going back to bed, back to back to face the wall, signifying the emotional distance that persists between them.

The chorus of the song truly captures the overwhelming sense of hopelessness to changes in their relationship. The act of cuddling together enables them to sleep side by side, yet they are miles apart. The backward steps that they are taking in this song signify how two people who once were deeply connected end up losing the passion that bound them together. Despite wanting to hold their loved ones, they remain behind their shields of anger, frustration, and disappointment. The act of turning their backs to each other is indicative of two people who have given up on a romantic relationship, but who are not ready to let go of the bond shared by sleeping together side by side, even if they are miles apart emotionally.

Line by Line Meaning

It's a crying shame what fools we've been
We regret all the pointless fights and arguments we have had

To fight for no good reason, when neither one of us gives in
We've been fighting for silly reasons without backing down

I don't love you is what it takes to end it all
The only way to end this relationship is by saying 'I don't love you'

But instead we'll go back to bed, back to back to face the wall
Rather than ending things, we'll just go to bed and turn away from each other

Back to Back, we're falling out of love
We used to be in love but now we're drifting apart

As giving in gets harder to do, we start giving up
It's becoming difficult to compromise, so we're just quitting

We lay together facing the dark
We're in bed together but facing opposite directions

Each tear that falls is breaking our hearts
We're both feeling heartbroken and defeated

Back to Back, side by side, we're miles apart
We may physically be next to each other, but emotionally we're distant

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It's a crying shame what fools we have been
To fight for no good reason when neither one of us gives in
I don't love you is what it takes to end it all
But instead we'll go back at the back to face the wall

Back to back we're falling out of love
As giving in gets harder to do we start giving up
We lay together facing the dark each tear
that falls is breaking our hearts
Back to back, side by side and miles apart
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What a fool I am to lay here and not hold her
In a bed where love once burned our hearts
that just grow colder
I love you are the words that's on my mind
But the stones we threw in anger
have built a wall that we can't climb

Back to back we're falling out of love
As giving in gets harder to do we start giving up
We lay together facing the dark each tear
that falls is breaking our hearts
Back to back, side by side and miles apart
Back to back ,side by side and miles apart....