"Who I am"
MY FIRST CAR HAD A BIG ASH TRAY
I FILLED IT FULL OF POCKET CHANGE
AND DREAMS OF WHERE I WAS BOUND
WELL I SPENT IT MOSTLY ALL ON GAS
DRIVING AROUND WAY TOO FAST
BURNING UP EVERY INCH OF THIS TOWN
TURNED 18 I JOINED THE CORE
LOST MY INNOCENCE IN A RICH MAN’S WAR
CAME HOME TO TRY AND SHAKE THE SAND
HANDFUL OF MEDALS AND A HEADFUL OF NIGHTMARES
SOMETIMES I DREAM IM BACK OVER THERE
WHERE I LOST A BIG PIECE OF WHO I AM
CHORUS
28 I MET THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS
IN A TRUCK STOP DINNER NEAR ABILENE
WE TALKED SO LONG WE BOTH LOST TRACK
SO WE RAN OFF SHE HAD MY KIDS
SHE LOVED ME TILL I DID WHAT I DID
NOT A DAY GOES BY I DON’T TRY TO WIN HER BACK
TIME IT FLY AND KIDS THEY GROW
THEY BOTH HAVE LIVES OF THEIR OWN
WE DON’T REALLY STAY IN TOUCH
BECAUSE THEY TOOK THEIR MAMMAS SIDE
I WAS WRONG IN THEIR EYES
THEY WERE RIGHT BUT I MISS THEM SO MUCH
I’M DOING ALRIGHT I GUESS
I’M THE ONE THAT MADE THIS MESS
I’D CHANGE IT ALL IF I COULD
I SWEAR I’M DOING THE BEST I CAN
TRYING TO BE A BETTER MAN
BUT SOMETIMES IT’S SO HARD TO FIND THE GOOD
CHORUS
MY FIRST CAR HAD A BIG ASH TRAY
I FILLED IT FULL OF POCKET CHANGE
AND DREAMS OF WHERE I WAS BOUND
WELL I SPENT IT MOSTLY ALL ON GAS
DRIVING AROUND WAY TOO FAST
BURNING UP EVERY INCH OF THIS TOWN
TURNED 18 I JOINED THE CORE
LOST MY INNOCENCE IN A RICH MAN’S WAR
CAME HOME TO TRY AND SHAKE THE SAND
HANDFUL OF MEDALS AND A HEADFUL OF NIGHTMARES
SOMETIMES I DREAM IM BACK OVER THERE
WHERE I LOST A BIG PIECE OF WHO I AM
CHORUS
28 I MET THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS
IN A TRUCK STOP DINNER NEAR ABILENE
WE TALKED SO LONG WE BOTH LOST TRACK
SO WE RAN OFF SHE HAD MY KIDS
SHE LOVED ME TILL I DID WHAT I DID
NOT A DAY GOES BY I DON’T TRY TO WIN HER BACK
TIME IT FLY AND KIDS THEY GROW
THEY BOTH HAVE LIVES OF THEIR OWN
WE DON’T REALLY STAY IN TOUCH
BECAUSE THEY TOOK THEIR MAMMAS SIDE
I WAS WRONG IN THEIR EYES
THEY WERE RIGHT BUT I MISS THEM SO MUCH
I’M DOING ALRIGHT I GUESS
I’M THE ONE THAT MADE THIS MESS
I’D CHANGE IT ALL IF I COULD
I SWEAR I’M DOING THE BEST I CAN
TRYING TO BE A BETTER MAN
BUT SOMETIMES IT’S SO HARD TO FIND THE GOOD
CHORUS