well the first that i went out on my own

i was a young man almost seventeen right down to the day

well i packed up all my things

i grabbed my bag and kissed my mother

and i told her that i'd be back some day



so i jumped into the back of an 18-wheeler

and ignored destination

did not even ask

with the wisdom that my father gave me

ringin in my head so clearly

"son, this world's gonna kick you in the ass"



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i wanna go there

and i'm not scared

our time's just begun, oh yeah

life goes by so damn quickly for me

wanna have some fun



now lookin back on the all the days gone by

i said "i wonder what it would be like if i'd never went away"

well i see the world the way i do

the memories that brought me to

this place that i now call my home today



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i wanna go there

and i'm not scared

our time's just begun, oh yeah

life goes by so damn quickly for me

wanna have some fun

life goes by so damn quickly for me

wanna have some fun



So be in my head

when i feel my whole world falls apart

in the end i'll be alright, alright yeah yeah