Randy Travis Three Wooden Crosses

Welcome to this Randy Travis Three Wooden Crosses lyrics page where you'll find the lyrics to this great tune from Randy Travis along with my acoustic demo.

This was a #1 hit in 2002 for Travis .. which broke an 8 year dry spell. It song also won Song Of The Year the following year.




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--- Start Of Randy Travis Three Wooden Crosses Lyrics ---

A farmer and a teacher ... a hooker and a preacher
Riding on a midnight bus, bound for Mexico
One was heading for vacation ... one for higher education
And two of them were searching for lost souls

That driver never ever saw the stop sign
And 18 wheelers can't stop on a dime

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
Why there's not four of them heaven only knows
I guess it's not what you take
When you leave this world behind you
It's what you leave behind you when you go

That farmer left a harvest ... a home and 80 acres
The faith and love for growing things ... in his young son's heart
And that teacher left her wisdom ... in the minds of lots of children
Did her best to give 'em all a better start

And that preacher whispered can't you see the promised land?
As he lay his blood stained Bible in that hooker's hand

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
Why there's not four of them ... heaven only knows
I guess it's ... not what you take
When you leave this world behind you
It's what you leave behind you when you go

That's the story that our preacher told last Sunday
As he held that blood stained Bible up
For all of us to see
He said, "Bless the farmer ... and the teacher ... and the preacher
Who gave this Bible to my momma ... who read it to me

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
Why there's not four of them now I guess we know
It's not what you take, when you leave this world behind you
It's what you leave behind you when you go

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway

--- End Of Randy Travis Three Wooden Crosses ---

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