"Lessons Learned" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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artist

Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lee Lawrence (born January 27, 1968) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Atlanta, Texas, and raised in Foreman, Arkansas, Lawrence began performing at age 15 and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1 ...

. It was released in November 1999 as the first single and title track from his album of the same name. It peaked at number 3 on the ''

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) chart and at number 3 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks. Lawrence wrote the song with

Larry Boone Larry Eugene Boone (born June 7, 1956) is an American country music artist and songwriter. Between 1985 and 1993, Boone recorded five major label studio albums, in addition to charting several singles on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles c ...

and Paul Nelson.

Content

Lawrence wrote the song with

and Paul Nelson, frequent collaborators of his. The three had also written "

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" and "

How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released in May 1997 as the second single from his album '' The Coast Is Clear''. It peaked at number 4 on the United States '' ...

". According to Boone, Lawrence came up with the song's concept but did not have a melody in mind, and the three of them then decided to give the song a sound that would suit Lawrence's style. The song has a central theme of learning from life experiences. It is composed in the key of

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. The main chord pattern of the verses is B-F-Gm-F/A-B-F-Gm7-C twice, while the chorus follows the pattern B-F-E-B-Gm7-C-F.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 70 on the ''

chart dated November 6, 1999, and charted for 29 weeks on that chart. It reached a peak of number 3 on the chart dated April 1, 2000. It was also Lawrence's only Top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Year-end charts

References

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