Story Behind The Song
Listening to the radio one day after my break-up, wallowing in self pity, when I heard Travis Tritt singing the line "I'm in a state of confusion" from one of his break-up songs, and I thought to myself, now that's where I'm living...
Song Description
It's about that "light bulb" moment when you realize that you were responsible for losing the one you love.
| Song Length |
3:53 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerless, Moving |
Subject |
Heartbreak, Divorce |
| Similar Artists |
Travis Tritt, Tim Mcgraw |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
State of Confusion
Words and Music by Gary Snead and William T Ramsey
Copyright 2000 ©
I'm not sure I'll ever know,
All the things that I did wrong,
They all just seemed to add right up,
'Til the moment you were gone,
I never seemed to say the right thing,
I couldn't change your point of view,
Or overcome the years of hurt,
And the pain that I'd caused you
Well I was born in Alabama,
Now I hail from Tennessee,
But I live in the State of Confusion,
Since you walked away from me
Well now hindsight is twenty-twenty,
Those are the words that you told me,
But I couldn't see the forest,
For all of them damned trees,
Oh girl I'm seeing clearly now,
And I know why you wouldn't wait,
For all the good that knowing does,
It's just too little, too late
Well I was born in Alabama,
Now I hail from Tennessee,
But I live in the State of Confusion,
Since you walked away from me
Well I was born in Alabama,
Now I hail from Tennessee,
But I live in the State of Confusion,
Since you stopped loving me