Before I'm Out There (Nashville Version)

Everybody keeps on talking about Where they're gonna go when they get out Four years later, leaving town They'll graduate and settle down Tell me what happened to football games No expectations or bills to pay I wanna go back to young and free This growing up is killing me But before I say goodbye to high school There's some things I need to know That they don't teach you Like how do I know a good price for gas How to fix a tire when I get a flat How to change a light bulb, shake a hand When to back down or take a stand When I feel like breaking, falling apart How do I heal this ole heart When I get scared late at night How do I know I'm gonna be alright Somebody teach me what I need to know Before I'm out there in this big ole world alone All the time I spent wishing that I didn't have to go to class Oh I never thought there'd be a day I'd miss walking through those hallways Crowded lunch rooms, sweaty gyms Under the bleachers kissing him Even though we both knew that it'd never last No we didn't care what happened after that So before I say goodbye to high school There's some things I need to know That they don't teach you Like how do I know a good price for gas How to fix a tire when I get a flat How to change a light bulb, shake a hand When to back down or take a stand When I feel like breaking, falling apart How do I heal this ole heart When I get scared late at night How do I know I'm gonna be alright Somebody teach me what I need to know Before I'm out there in this big ole world alone In this big ole world alone Cause one day when I stop for gas I know I'm gonna miss everything I had Gonna miss mom and dad without a doubt But I know their happy how their little girl turned out And one day when I'm falling too hard And somebody comes along and breaks my heart Even if I'm crying all night I know deep down everything's alright Cause somebody taught me all I need to know And maybe one day when I have kids of my own I'll say that you're never out there in this big ole world alone Never alone