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A Life Where We Work Out Lyrics

[Verse 1: Cleto Cordero]In a life where we work out, there's a house up on a hillA front porch going all of the way round and a flower pot on the windowsillWe sit and watch the sunset while the kids play in the field'Cause in a life where we work out, there's a house up on a hill[Verse 2: Kaitlin Butts]I still call you "darlin'," you still call me "babe"I smile in the mirror when I say my new last nameYou take me out dancin' on the weekends you don't sing'Cause in a life where we work out, you still call me "babe"[Chorus: Cleto Cordero, Cleto Cordero & Kaitlin Butts]If life is only ups and downsMaybe you'll come on back aroundSave me from what I've becomeLord knows I can't keep losing sleep dreaming aboutA life where we work out[Verse 3: Kaitlin Butts, Cleto Cordero, Cleto Cordero & Kaitlin Butts]Our love's still hotter than a Texas summer dayYou still bite your lip when I look at you in that wayWe pull off on some old dirt road on the way home 'cause we can't wait'Cause in a life where we work out, our love's hotter than a summer day[Chorus: Cleto Cordero, Cleto Cordero & Kaitlin Butts, Kaitlin Butts]If life is only ups and downsMaybe you'll come on back aroundSave me from what I've becomeLord knows I can't keep losing sleep dreaming aboutA life where we work outA life where we work outSee Flatland Cavalry LiveGet tickets as low as $61You might also likeEmbedCancel

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“A life where we work out” paints a picture of two people who had a good relationship, but were not a good fit, who are mourning what could have been. There is also a dichotomy in the song between the accepting and upbeat tone of the song showing a relationship that is truly over, and the duet format of the song showing two people who seem to be on the exact same page about wishing it could work out despite being amicably seperated.

“I think it is important to note that this song was created by Kaitlin Butts Cordero and Cleto Cordero. They met for the first time in person while making this song, but got married in 2020! Now to many listeners, the song holds much happier undertones. To support this, Cleto created a re-released version intended to be for first dances!”

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1. 1. Intro (Commentary)
2. 2. No Shade of Green
3. 3. Summertime Love (Commentary)
4. 4. Summertime Love
5. 5. Missing You
6. 6. Three Car Garage (Commentary)
7. 7. Three Car Garage
8. 8. One I Want
9. 10. A Life Where We Work Out (Commentary)
10. 11. A Life Where We Work Out
11. 12. A Life Where We Work Out (First Dance Cut)
12. 13. Humble Folks
13. 14. Lubbock (Commentary)
14. 15. Lubbock
15. 16. Homeland Insecurity (Commentary)
16. 17. Come Back Down
17. 18. Pretty Women
18. 19. Sleeping Alone
19. 20. Years From Now (Acoustic)
20. 21. War With My Mind (Commentary)
21. 22. War With My Mind
22. 23. Some Things Never Change
23. 24. Gettin’ By
24. 25. Tilt Your Chair Back
25. 26. Countryman (Commentary) (Missing Lyrics)
26. 27. Countryman (Missing Lyrics)
27. 28. Ultimas Palabras (Commentary) (Missing Lyrics)
28. 29. Últimas Palabras (Work Tape)
29. 30. Mountain Song
30. 31. How Long
31. 32. Parallel
32. 33. If We Said Goodbye
33. 34. Mornings With You (Commentary) (Missing Lyrics)
34. 35. Mornings With You (Work Tape) (Missing Lyrics)
35. 36. Mornings With You
36. 37. Spinnin’
37. 38. Don’t Have To Do This Like That
38. 39. Chasing A Feeling (Commentary) (Missing Lyrics)
39. 40. Chasing a Feeling

Humble Folks (2016)Flatland CavalryFlatland Forever (2024)Flatland CavalryExpand CreditsReleased onApril 1, 2016FeaturingKaitlin ButtsProducerScott FarisWriterCleto CorderoRecorded AtAmusement Park Studios, Lubbock, TexasTagsCountryExpand CommentsAdd a commentSign Up And Drop Knowledge 🤓Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love.Sign Up