About The Song
The song was one of Randy Travis’s hit songs throughout his career. ‘I Told You So’ was able to hit the charts landing at no. 1 on the U.S. Billboard and Canadian RPM country singles charts in June 1988.
Since the song was so iconic and was loved by many country listeners, another known country artist, Carrie Underwood, was able to cover the song back in 2007. But, of course, a cover wouldn’t be enough. That’s why Randy Travis and Carrie decided to have a duet in 2009.
And it was one of the most iconic duets of the century. But if you’re wondering what is actually the meaning behind the song? Then here it is.
We’ve all heard the expression “if we had a second chance,” and that’s exactly what this song wants to portray to the listeners. The song’s narrator speculates how his girlfriend might respond if he announced he wanted to return after they’d split up. Especially now that the girl already has someone new.
The song is about more than just a man wishing for his ex-lover to return and give him another shot. That sometimes, no matter how hard you try, a second chance to make things work won’t happen since the person who once loved you is now in love with somebody else. As a result, many individuals can relate to the song on a much deeper level. After all, falling in love with another person is unavoidable. And sometimes, second chances aren’t possible.
But, what really distinguishes this masterpiece is how Randy Travis was able to convey each emotion in a heartfelt way. As if the listeners can listen to the exact feeling the song wants for listeners to feel.
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Lyrics
Suppose I called you up tonight
And told you that I love you
And suppose I said I want to come back home
And suppose I cried and said I think, I finally learned my lesson
And I’m tired of spending all my time alone
If I told you that I realize you’re all I ever wanted
And it’s killing me to be so far away
Would you tell me that you love me too
And would we cry together?
Or would you simply laugh at me and say?
I told you so, oh, I told you so
I told you some day you’d come crawling back and asking me to take you in
I told you so, but you had to go
But now I’ve found somebody new and you will never break my heart in two again
If I got down on my knees and told you I was yours forever
Would you get down on yours too and take my hand?
Would we get that old-time feeling?
Would we laugh and talk for hours?
The way we did when our love first began
Would you tell me that you’ve missed me too and that you’ve been so lonely?
And you’ve waited for the day that I return
And we’d live and love forever
And that I’m your one and only
Or would you say the table’s finally turned?
Would you say I told you so, oh, I told you so
I told you someday you’d come crawling back and asking me to take you in
I told you so, but you had to go
And now I’ve found somebody new and you will never break my heart in two again
And now I’ve found somebody new and you will never break my heart in two again
