23 (Steel Mix)

Simple as my mama said when I was very young She told me, "Not to worry, son, one day, you'll be someone" But here I am at 21 as loaded as a stagecoach shotgun I'm sorry, Mama, please don't look at me When I got to Oklahoma, I was 17 My papa taught me how to work, and Lord, he was mean Workin' all day in that August heat And he taught me how to fish, my uncle taught me how to drink Now I'm 23 And there ain't nobody who can drink like me Soon, I'll be 24 And the Lord knows that I can't drink no more I know I shoulda taken it slow It's not the way that my life goes Now I know When you're passed out on the floor You're sober by 24 Well, I had a girl who loved me the whole damn time And I'd drink my whiskey, and she'd drink wine But soon, my bottle was too much to company Yeah, we'd sit on the river, and we'd fish all day And we'd drive across the country, let the radio play Seven damn years, I never thought she'd leave Now I'm 23 And there ain't nobody who can drink like me Soon, I'll be 24 And the Lord knows that I can't drink no more I know I shoulda taken it slow It's not the way that my life goes Lord, I know When you're passed out on the floor You're sober by 24 Simple as my mama said when I was very young