Someone asked me once
in an interview
What was growin' up like
Where'd you go to school
And what would you do
if you weren't doin' this
I'd be drivin' my first car
An old worn-out Dodge
Tryin' to make rent
with a dead-end job
Just makin' due
with tips in a jar
My guitar and an old barstool
I'd have a Friday night crowd
in the palm of my hand
Cup of brown liquor
Couple buddies in a band
Singin' them same **** songs
like I am now
I'd be feelin' on fire on a
hardwood stage
Bright lights like lightning
runnin' through my veins
At the Grand Ole Opry or a
show in some no-name town
I'd still be doin' this
If I wasn't doin' this
I'd still be the same guy
they knew back in the day
Who was burnin' CDs
just to give away
Payin' his dues
If I wasn't doin' this
Five deep in a van
Head full of steam
Hot on the heels of my
neon dreams
Maybe comin' true
Livin' this life
just like I was born to do
I'd have a Friday night crowd
in the palm of my hand
Cup of brown liquor
Couple buddies in a band
Singin' them same **** songs
like I am now
I'd be feelin' on fire on a
hardwood stage
Bright lights like lightning
runnin' through my veins
At the Grand Ole Opry or a
show in some no-name town
I'd still be doin' this
If I wasn't doin' this
It ain't about the fame
It ain't about the fortune
It ain't about the name
It ain't about the glory
I guess I'm sayin'
It's always been about
Havin' a Friday night crowd
in the palm of my hand
Cup of brown liquor
Couple buddies in a band
Singin' them same **** songs
like I am now
I'd be feelin' on fire on a
hardwood stage
Bright lights like lightning
runnin' through my veins
At the Grand Ole Opry or a
show in some no-name town
I'd still be doin' this
If I wasn't doin' this
Someone asked me once
in an interview
What was growin' up like
Where'd you go to school
And what would you do
if you weren't doin' this