That Is Where I Grew Up

There's still marks on that pantry door

In that little house

Where Mama used to measure us

And I'm proud to say, "That's my home

Where I was raised"

But that ain't where I grew up

See, I gained a little on Father Time

That summer my grandaddy died

The first time I saw Mama cry

Man, that sure was tough

Felt like I'd put on a few years

Watchin' Daddy wipe her tears

In my little coat and tie

Standin' in the cemetery mud

That's where I grew up

My senior year, a case of beer

Right on the river bank

Gettin' a head start on twenty-one

That's the place that made me feel

Just like a man

But that ain't where I grew up

See, I gained a little on Father Time

That night I crosses that center line

I bet I rolled a dozen times

Next thing I knew, I was

Wakin' up upside down

Prayin' God, "Just get me out"

And I hit my knees

Beside what was left of my truck

Hey, that's where I grew up

You learn as you go

You see, that's how you grow

I gained a little on Father Time

When me and her had our first big fight

I said some things, I made her cry

She packed all her stuff

The boy in me said, "Let her go"

But the man in me said, "Pull her close"

It was time to find out which one I was

Standin' in the doorway holding on to love

That's where I grew up

That's where I grew up