Young Man - Rodney Atkins

We were thin as rails, thick as thieves

Little acorns trying to be trees

16 going on 18 going on 21

We choked on smokes, gagged on bourbon

Hitting 'em both, bound and determined

To be anywhere but where we were

Somebody mighta said it but we wouldn’t have heard it

Say young man, you’re growin' up so fast

You only get one chance, one chance to be a young man

Young man

You won’t know what your carefree days are worth

When you’re up to your blue collar neck in work

Soak it in while you can

Just be young, just be young man

She was driving me wild in a Z28

Strawberry Boones was gas on a flame

She had her finger on the trigger

Neither one of us considered the safety

Backseat rodeo was all fun and games

'Til she told me I ruined her life, she was late

I wanted to run 'cause all I could think

I’m a young man growin' up so fast

And I only get one chance, one chance to be young man

Young man

You’re gonna know what your carefree days are worth

When you’re up to your blue collar neck in work

Soak it in while you can

Just be young, just be, just be young man

Oh, just be young

Son, I’m cool when you do what you do

The flat brim hat and peach fuzz chin

When I go to hug you and you try to shake my hand, think again

Take it from your old man

You’re growing up so fast

And you only get one chance, one chance to be young man

Young man

You don’t know what your carefree days are worth

'Til you’re up to your blue collar neck in work

So soak it in while you can

Just be young, just be young, man

Just be young

Oh, just be young

Just be young, young man