This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
She works in the bank
And she works in a store
And she don't go for that old shit anymore
She likes to get high and listen to the band
She likes to make love...
(Laughs) Hell yes she does
...to her kind of man
What'd'ya say boys?
These outlaw women
First of her kind
These outlaw women
They got it right on time
These outlaw women
Red Rocks
Y'all got plenty of guns
These outlaw women, Lord
Just out for fun
From the top to the bottom, how many you ladies out just for fun tonight?
(Cheers)
In many ways, she's a lot like me
She don't give a damn about society
Hell no
Might be little rich girl she might be poor
She might be a married woman that needs a little more
Amen
Yeah she's an outlaw woman
First of her kind
These outlaw women
They smoke and ride out here tonight
These outlaw women
Y'all got plenty of guns
These outlaw women
They just out for fun
Red Rocks, you ladies are proud of your second amendment rights and your guns, amen?
Oh yeah, this is my favorite part
Might call her a lady
Might call her other names
But you will get your ass whipped if you call her that around me and my gang
Red Rocks make some noise
(Cheers and applause)
(partial National Anthem played by guitar)
(Crowd Chants "USA")
Louder Red Rocks!
(Crowd Chants "USA" Louder)
Best damn country in the world, man
(Crowd Roars)
Tell 'em I said that. Amen
Come on out my brother
(Mr. Patterson in the background: "This is crazy man")
Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like to introduce y'all to Mr. Justin Patterson
(Cheers)
(Crowd Chanting "USA")
Y'all it's men like this that inspire my passion to support the troups
Justin, standin here today, man I'm proud to know ya.. so proud to know ya..
(Justin: "Thank you. Love ya, brother")
Thank you for what you did for our country and what you continue to do. All our active duty guys, and veterans, and girls thank you so much for what you do. My hat's off to each and every one of you...
Yes, you can sir...
Mr. Patterson on mic: Brantley's the nicest freakin' guy I've ever met. He took the time.. (clears throat) Damn it, man. He took the time out of his, out of his busy ass schedule to make it about the wounded warriors. And when I met him I brought a purple heart along, just because if he turned out to be a good guy... I told you I can't give you a grammy. I, I, I can't give you a whatever.. a gold record.. all I can give you is my blood, sweat, and tears, and my friendship, brother... Thank you
Brantley: Thank you
Mr. Patterson: Don't ever forget the real heroes never came home. The only way you can honor them is to never forget, just like Brantley does every time he's around. And he helped save my life. Thank you
Brantley: Thank you, brother. I love you
Ladies and Gentlemen, that's Justin Patterson
It humbles me to be around men like that. I think I can speak for all of us when I say thank you from the bottom of our hearts for what you do. Y'all are the true American badasses and it's an honor to be in your presence man
And she works in a store
And she don't go for that old shit anymore
She likes to get high and listen to the band
She likes to make love...
(Laughs) Hell yes she does
...to her kind of man
What'd'ya say boys?
These outlaw women
First of her kind
These outlaw women
They got it right on time
These outlaw women
Red Rocks
Y'all got plenty of guns
These outlaw women, Lord
Just out for fun
From the top to the bottom, how many you ladies out just for fun tonight?
(Cheers)
In many ways, she's a lot like me
She don't give a damn about society
Hell no
Might be little rich girl she might be poor
She might be a married woman that needs a little more
Amen
Yeah she's an outlaw woman
First of her kind
These outlaw women
They smoke and ride out here tonight
These outlaw women
Y'all got plenty of guns
These outlaw women
They just out for fun
Red Rocks, you ladies are proud of your second amendment rights and your guns, amen?
Oh yeah, this is my favorite part
Might call her a lady
Might call her other names
But you will get your ass whipped if you call her that around me and my gang
Red Rocks make some noise
(Cheers and applause)
(partial National Anthem played by guitar)
(Crowd Chants "USA")
Louder Red Rocks!
(Crowd Chants "USA" Louder)
Best damn country in the world, man
(Crowd Roars)
Tell 'em I said that. Amen
Come on out my brother
(Mr. Patterson in the background: "This is crazy man")
Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like to introduce y'all to Mr. Justin Patterson
(Cheers)
(Crowd Chanting "USA")
Y'all it's men like this that inspire my passion to support the troups
Justin, standin here today, man I'm proud to know ya.. so proud to know ya..
(Justin: "Thank you. Love ya, brother")
Thank you for what you did for our country and what you continue to do. All our active duty guys, and veterans, and girls thank you so much for what you do. My hat's off to each and every one of you...
Yes, you can sir...
Mr. Patterson on mic: Brantley's the nicest freakin' guy I've ever met. He took the time.. (clears throat) Damn it, man. He took the time out of his, out of his busy ass schedule to make it about the wounded warriors. And when I met him I brought a purple heart along, just because if he turned out to be a good guy... I told you I can't give you a grammy. I, I, I can't give you a whatever.. a gold record.. all I can give you is my blood, sweat, and tears, and my friendship, brother... Thank you
Brantley: Thank you
Mr. Patterson: Don't ever forget the real heroes never came home. The only way you can honor them is to never forget, just like Brantley does every time he's around. And he helped save my life. Thank you
Brantley: Thank you, brother. I love you
Ladies and Gentlemen, that's Justin Patterson
It humbles me to be around men like that. I think I can speak for all of us when I say thank you from the bottom of our hearts for what you do. Y'all are the true American badasses and it's an honor to be in your presence man
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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