Patricia Lynn Yearwood was born in Monticello, Georgia to Jack and Gwen Yearwood, and developed her musical talent in Nashville, Tennessee, where she interned as a receptionist for the local company MTM Records.
Garth Brooks and Yearwood first met in October 1987 recording demos for songwriter Kent Blazy. The two immediately hit it off as friends, and pledged whoever made it big first would help the other out. When Garth landed a major tour in 1991, he brought Trisha along to open all of his shows. Even when they became two of the biggest country stars of the 1990s, they remained close friends.
Yearwood's self-titled debut album was released in 1991, and the lead single, "She's in Love with the Boy," went to the top of the country charts, making her an instant star. Yearwood secured similar success with the 1992 release of "Hearts in Armor", which featured the hit singles “Wrong Side of Memphis,” and “Woman Walk the Line”.
The title track of 1993's "The Song Remembers When" went to number two, and she followed it with a Christmas album, "The Sweetest Gift", in 1994; that year, she also won her first Grammy award. In 1995, Yearwood released her fourth studio album, "Thinkin' About You". The lead single, "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" peaked at #1 on the Billboard Country Chart, her first #1 since her debut single, followed by her third #1 single, "Thinkin' About You". Yearwood performed at the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
In 1997, Yearwood issued her first compilation, "(Songbook) A Collection of Hits", which became her first album to top the country charts and also reached the pop Top Five. She won a Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for “How Do I Live”. Yearwood's two additional new singles from her Songbook album were major hits, "Perfect Love", which peaked at #1, and a duet with Brooks, "In Another's Eyes". Yearwood was also named "Top Female Vocalist" in 1997 by the Academy of Country Music and won the "Female Vocalist of the Year" award from the Country Music Association in 1997 and 1998.
In 1998, Yearwood won her third Grammy and released her next all-new album, "Where Your Road Leads". Yearwood was inducted into the famed and historic Grand Ole Opry in 1999, cementing her status as a true icon in country music. 2000's "Real Live Woman" was a more personal outing that reflected some of her heartbreak and turmoil caused by her divorce from her husband at the time. She released her eighth studio album in 2001, "Inside Out". The lead single, "I Would've Loved You Anyway" became a Top 5 Country hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Country Chart in 2001 and became her first Top 10 since 1999, and her last single to reach the Top 10 to date. Yearwood also played Lt. Cmdr. Teresa Coulter on the TV show JAG as a Navy coroner and forensic pathologist who aids JAG on several cases (seasons 3-7, 7 episodes).
After a three year hiatus from recording albums, Yearwood released her ninth studio album "Jasper County" in 2005. The album was a return to a more country sound than her last several studio recordings. The first single, "Georgia Rain," set the tone for the album, with Yearwood altering the lyrics to pay homage to her home, singing about "the Georgia rain on the Jasper County clay."
In late 2006, Yearwood announced she was parting ways with MCA Records. MCA then released a "Greatest Hits" CD on September 11, 2007. The album features two new songs, plus fifteen other tracks covering her career from 1991-2001. MCA also released "Love Songs" on January 15, 2008; an album made up of previously released tracks from her prior MCA albums. Yearwood's tenth album, "Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love", was released by independent Nashville label Big Machine Records in November 2007, and spawned 3 singles, with the title track peaking at #19 on the Billboard Country Chart.
Yearwood has won three Grammy Awards among several nominations. She has also won the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards for Best Female Performer (CMA: 1997, 1998; ACM: 1997).
She married her first husband, Christopher Latham, in 1987 but the two divorced in 1991. Trisha married Robert Reynolds, the bass player for The Mavericks, on May 21, 1994, and they divorced in 1999.
On May 25, 2005, Yearwood became engaged to fellow country superstar and longtime friend Garth Brooks in front of 7,000 fans. On December 10, 2005, they were married in a private ceremony at the couple's home in Owasso, Oklahoma. It was Brooks' second marriage and Yearwood's third. Brooks has three daughters from his first marriage--Taylor, August, and Allie.
Trisha hit the country charts in 2006 with a duet with her husband called "Love Will Always Win". It was the fifth duet the couple has recorded; the others were "In Another's Eyes," "Where Your Road Leads," "Wild as the Wind," and "Squeeze Me In."
Yearwood lives on a ranch in Owasso, Oklahoma with husband Brooks and his three daughters. When she's not touring, she enjoys cooking, hiking, and reading. In April 2008, she released a cookbook entitled "Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen".
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We Tried
Trisha Yearwood Lyrics
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My mama when I cry
I'm honest when I tell the truth
And lying when I lie
And there's a lot of things that I don't do
'Cause I don't follow through like I want to
But I don't want to
The good Lord for my soul
I'm always easier to catch
Than I've ever been to hold
I'm a twisted rose, a tangled weed
The last thing that I need is to want you
'Cause I don't want to
[Chorus]
But that ain't what this love's about
My heart ain't on my side
And if someday it don't work out
Then we can say we tried
I'm not afraid of anything
But now I'm running scared
I know the hurt that this could bring
Is more than I could bear
I'm tired of wearing lonely shoes
I've nothing left to lose that I don't want to
But I don't want to
[Chorus]
'Cause that ain't what this love's about
My heart ain't on my side
And if someday it don't work out
Then we can say we tried
[Chorus]
That ain't what this love's about
My heart ain't on my side
And if someday it don't work out
Then we can say we tried
Yeah we can say we tried
Trisha Yearwood's song, "We Tried," is a song about the complexity of love and relationships. The main theme of the song is the struggle between two opposing forces that the singer feels within herself. On one hand, she is her father when she drinks and her mother when she cries, implying that she has inherited the best and worst aspects of both her parents. On the other hand, the singer is honest when she tells the truth and lying when she lies, which highlights the internal conflict within her. She wants to be truthful and honest, but at the same time, she is aware that she can be deceitful and unreliable.
The chorus of the song suggests that the singer is aware of the risks that come with love, but she is still willing to try. She knows that her heart isn't always on her side, implying that she has made mistakes in the past. However, the possibility of the relationship working out makes it worth the risk. The song emphasizes that love is not always easy, but sometimes it is worth fighting for.
Overall, "We Tried" is a song about the struggle of love and the willingness to try even when the risks are high. The singer is aware of her flaws, but she is still willing to put herself out there and give love a chance.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm my daddy when I drink
When I drink, I take on some of the characteristics of my father.
My mama when I cry
When I cry, I am reminded of my mother and how she would cry.
I'm honest when I tell the truth
I have a habit of being truthful when I am actually telling the truth.
And lying when I lie
When I am lying, I tend to be convincing.
And there's a lot of things that I don't do
There are many things that I avoid doing.
'Cause I don't follow through like I want to
I do not complete things the way I would like to.
But I don't want to
I am not interested in doing these things.
The devil's begging for me time
The devil is tempting me to give in to my desires.
The good Lord for my soul
The Lord is hoping I will do what is right for the sake of my soul.
I'm always easier to catch
I am easy to get close to and to know.
Than I've ever been to hold
However, it is difficult for someone to maintain a close relationship with me.
I'm a twisted rose, a tangled weed
I am someone who is complex and difficult to understand.
The last thing that I need is to want you
I do not want to desire someone else.
'Cause I don't want to
I am not interested in having these feelings.
But that ain't what this love's about
This relationship is not about avoiding feelings.
My heart ain't on my side
My emotions are not always in control.
And if someday it don't work out
If this relationship fails someday,
Then we can say we tried
we can at least know we put in the effort to make it work.
I'm not afraid of anything
I do not usually feel scared.
But now I'm running scared
But in this relationship, I am finally feeling scared.
I know the hurt that this could bring
I know that this relationship could bring me pain.
Is more than I could bear
The amount of pain that this relationship could bring seems unbearable to me.
I'm tired of wearing lonely shoes
I am tired of feeling alone and unfulfilled.
I've nothing left to lose that I don't want to
I am at a point where I have nothing left to lose that I did not already give up on.
'Cause I don't want to
I do not want to lose anything else.
'Cause that ain't what this love's about
This relationship is not about losing things.
Yeah we can say we tried
No matter what happens, we can say that we gave it a chance.
Lyrics © OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT LP, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHRIS STAPLETON, LIZ ROSE, MORGANE HAYES
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