About The Song
One of the all time top love songs in country music is “Look At Us” by Vince Gill. It is a much requested song for anniversaries.
The song is a story about a couple who have been in love and married for many years. Anyone listening to it can associate a real life couple with the song, such as parents or grandparents.
Gill co-wrote the song for his wife Janis to celebrate their marriage.Ironically, the song’s appeal is so timeless that it outlasted the marriage it was written to commemorate, which ended in June of 1998.
The single was released in September of 1991. The other writer on the song was Max D. Barnes.
“Look at Us” features a pedal steel guitar intro from John Hughey, who was known for his “crying steel” method of playing by using the higher ranges of the instrument. Gill said, “It makes that song recognizable by what happens before any words even get sung.”
Singing harmony with Vince in the song is Patty Loveless. “Look At Us” was the Song Of The Year at the 1992 Country Music Association Awards.
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Lyrics
Look at us
After all these years together
Look at us
After all that we’ve been through
Look at us
Still leaning on each other
If you wanna see how true love should be
Then just look at us
Look at you
Still pretty as a picture
Look at me
Still crazy over you
Look at us
Still believing in forever
If you wanna see how true love should be
Then just look at us
In a hundred years from now
I know without a doubt
They’ll all look back and wonder how
We made it all work out
Chances are we’ll go down in history
When they wanna see
How true love should be
They’ll just look at us
Chances are we’ll go down in history
When they wanna see
How true love should be
They’ll just look at us
When they wanna see
How true love should be
They’ll just look at us