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Six beers, five guys And if I remember right It was a Wednesday when we got our buzz off A second-hand six pack Half smoked, soft pack Light it up, boys take a drag And when I fought that cough off everyone else thought I was so damn cool My head was spinning like a Tilt-A-Whirl Yeah, man it really rocked my world Back when everything seemed just a little bit stronger Back when the weekend lasted a little bit longer I can't tell you why they did But things seemed to never end back then Oh, way back when When a little went a long way One girl, and 45 bucks was all it took that night Hit the steak house, make-out in the movies Way up in the back Credits roll, on pace To make it all the way to second base Tried to play it cool like it was nothing new And she didn't have clue And my head was spinning like a Tilt-A-Whirl Yeah, man she really rocked my world Back when everything seemed just a little bit stronger Back when the weekend lasted a little bit longer I can't tell you why they did But things seemed to never end back then Oh, way back when When a little went a long way Back when everything seemed just a little bit stronger Back when the weekend lasted a little bit longer I can't tell you why they did But things seemed to never end back then Oh, way back when When a little went a long way A long, long way A long way

It was the summer after my senior year We spent the whole week out on that pier She said, "Boy I think I love you", I said "I love you too" We ended up drunk at some ole ink shops She said, "Get my name", I said, "Hell, why not?" She didn't have to work too hard to talk me into Mhm, tattoo on a sunburn And every time that saltwater breeze blows in I find myself lying right there In a kicked back, jet black, leather seat The hum and the buzz, and the sting of that needle Faded away, but I guess some people never do Losing you's the only thing worse Than a tattoo on a sunburn As I held her on her hotel balcony I remember wishing she would come back with me Guess a boy can dream but we both knew it wouldn't work When I came to, she was already gone Hammer down, due west to Arkansas I laughed through the pain and swore it didn't hurt Mhm, tattoo on a sunburn And every time that saltwater breeze blows in I find myself lying right there In a kicked back, jet black, leather seat The hum and the buzz, and the sting of that needle Faded away, but I guess some people never do Losing you's the only thing worse Than a tattoo on a sunburn It's covered up with some new ink now The rest of the world ain't got a clue about The name of a girl that I ain't seen since that day I don't think about her all the time When they're stackin' the chairs right before the tide I can still hear her voice come crashing down with the waves Every time that saltwater breeze blows in I find myself lying right there In a kicked back, jet black, leather seat The hum and the buzz, and the sting of that needle Faded away, but I guess some people never do Losing you's the only thing worse Than a tattoo on a sunburn A tattoo on a sunburn

Haggard on a houseboat, tryin' not to sink Wonderin' if he oughta float back, or just stay here and drink He found a guitar 'fore he found that Shasta shore And a song was born Willie on an airplane, brown bag and a pen Flyin' high, thinkin' 'bout bein' on the road again Tried her out on a crowd down at John T Floore's A song was born Outta real life, outta real love The best ones, you can't make up It just means more when you've been there before Outta hard times, outta heartbreaks Hitch a good rhyme to a mistake Then you pour those feelings out over three cords A song was born I've wrote 'em in the Carolina mountains, on a Cabo beach In a thousand rooms in Nashville, Tennessee On a Bitterroot River, Montana back porch A song was born Outta real life, outta real love The best ones, you can't make up It just means more when you've been there before Outta hard times, outta heartbreaks Hitch a good rhyme to a mistake Then you pour those feelings out over three cords A song was born Outta real life, outta real love The best ones, you can't make up It just means more when you've been there before Outta hard times, outta heartbreaks Hitch a good rhyme to a mistake Then you pour those feelings out over three cords Then you pour those feelings out over three cords A song was born A song was born

I've been working nine to five Plus I'm pulling overtime I've been dreaming 'bout stuff I've been talking to the bank Girl, I'm 'bout to up and change A couple things for us I've been coffee canning that money For a place off in the country And I just about got enough For a ten percent down on the outskirts of town Couple of acres 'tween us and the neighbors Couple dogs in the yard with nothing to do Kicking back on the swing, arm wrapped around you On a porch with a view I can't wait to see your face On the day we sign our names And they hand us the keys Open up a bottle of wine Toast the rest of our lives And watch that red sun sink On a ten percent down, on the outskirts of town Couple of acres 'tween us and the neighbors Couple dogs in the yard with nothing to do Kicking back on the swing, arm wrapped around you On a porch with a view Yeah, a porch with a view I've been coffee canning that money For a place off in the country And I just about got enough For a ten percent down on the outskirts of town Couple of acres 'tween us and the neighbors Couple dogs in the yard with nothing to do Kicking back on the swing, arm wrapped around you On a porch with a view Yeah, a porch with a view

If you earned every dollar, that senior summer haulin' ha If you don't skip church 'cause you're scared of what people might say If you can see every star in the sky when the sun goes down I bet you're from a small town I bet you're from a small town If a fire in the field was the first place you ever got drunk If your first time was on a bench seat in a pickup truck If the only thing you had to do on a Friday night was drive around I bet you're from a small town If you got a buddy that's always got your back If you got a mama that prays for you no matter where you're at If you don't give a damn how fast the world spins around I bet you, I bet you, I bet you're from a small town I bet you're from a small, small town If you know every hill and holler in between them county lines If you ever put a 22 hole or two in a deer crossing sign If you know a guy who knows a guy who makes the best shine around I bet you're from a small town If you work hard for a piece of land just like your daddy did If there's a girl that you loved since you were a kid If where you were born and raised is the only place you'd ever settle down I bet you, I bet you, I bet you're from a small town I bet you're from a small town If that muddy river is where you got baptized If you pull over on the shoulder when you see that line of headlights If everyone you've ever loved and lost is buried in that same cold ground I bet you're from a small town If you got a buddy that's always got your back If you got a mama that prays for you No matter where you're at (no matter where you're at) If you don't give a damn how fast the world spins around I bet you, I bet you, I bet you're from a small town Yeah, if you know where you're going when you go and they lay you down I bet you, I bet you, I bet you're from a small town I bet you're from a small town I bet you, I bet you, I bet you're from a small town (I bet you, I bet you) I bet you're from a small town (I bet you, I bet you) I bet you're from a small town (I bet you, I bet you) (I bet you, I bet you) Yeah, I bet you're from a small town (I bet you, I bet you) Yeah I bet you're from a small town

It was where my mama sat on that Old swing with her crochet It was where Grand Daddy taught me How to curse and how to pray It was where we made our own ice cream Those sultry summer nights Where the bulldog had her puppies And us brothers had our fights There were many nights I'd sit right there And look out at the stars To the sound of a distant whippoorwill Or the hum of a passin' car It was where I first got up the nerve To steal me my first kiss And it was where I learned to play guitar And pray I had the gift If the world had a front porch, like we did back then We'd still have our problems, but we'd all be friends Treatin' your neighbor like he's your next of kin Wouldn't be gone like the wind If the world had a front porch, like we did back then Purple hulls and pintos I've shelled more than my share As lightnin' bugs and crickets Danced in the evenin' air And like a beacon that old yellow bulb It always led me home Somehow Mama always knew Just when to leave it on If the world had a front porch, like we did back then We'd still have our problems, but we'd all be friends Treatin' your neighbor like he's your next of kin Wouldn't be gone like the wind If the world had a front porch, like we did back then Treating your neighbor like he's your next of kin Wouldn't be gone with the wind If the world had a front porch, like we did back then

I got a job, and my name's Joe Spend my days at the Texaco Never show up late Never show up drunk 'Cause when I get half lit, I'm a loaded gun Made a couple of wrong turns, did county time I do everything I can to stay between the lines I got a couple of good buddies that all stop in Say "it's good to see you brother, man, how you been?" I can't complain, I'm doin' alright Sleepin' pretty good, staying dry Thank the Lord every mornin' with a sweet Amen For how far I've come from, where I been So here's to good days, better tomorrows And a light, at the end of the bottle Some battles are fought on foreign shores And some are fought behind closed doors Some fall from grace Some lose their wings Some find the peace, salvation brings I got a couple of good buddies that all stop in Say "it's good to see you brother, man, how you been?" I can't complain, I'm doin' alright Sleepin' pretty good, staying dry Thank the Lord every mornin' with a sweet Amen For how far I've come from, where I been So here's to good days, better tomorrows And a light, at the end of the bottle Here's to good days, here's to livin' And here's to old sins, being forgiven And a bunch of good buddies that all drop in Say "it's good to see you brother, man, how you been?" I can't complain, I'm doin' alright Sleepin' pretty good, staying dry Thank the Lord every mornin' with a sweet Amen For how far I've come from, where I been So here's to good days, better tomorrows And a light, at the end of the bottle At the end of the bottle