Speakers, Bleachers And Preachers

You had a blue jean jacket, a burned CD Said, "You wanna go somewhere fast with me?" I picked you up, yeah, and we turned it up You had a broke heart necklace, post-game smile J Town front page news for a while Then we broke up, but I still turned it up Cheerleading skirts and back seats Free throws and church marquees Kingsley countdown radio Wouldn't know nothing if it weren't for all those Long nights and glory days Between the Alpines, and old King James Yeah, the better they look, the sweeter that kiss The shots you don't take, the shots you gon' miss The faster the car, more money to burn You laugh, you love, you live, there's a lot to learn From speakers and bleachers and preachers The story of my youth From speakers and bleachers and preachers Still got a lot of growing up to do Kroger parkin' lot, battle scars Black and Mild on the dash under the stars If Daddy asks, they ain't mine 82 degrees on the bank sign And hey-ey, summer jams Any Chesney song gonna make her dance When the sun goes down, yeah I'll think about her now And all those Long nights and glory days Between the Alpines, and old King James Yeah, the better they look, the sweeter that kiss The shots you don't take, the shots you gon' miss The faster the car, more money to burn You laugh, you love, you live, there's a lot to learn From speakers and bleachers and preachers The story of my youth From speakers and bleachers and preachers Still got a lot of growing up to do Subs from my system Rattlin' my rearview Used to listen with my cousin I miss him, he's gone now It was the national anthem And a knee-down prayer we were actin' Like we weren't just like every other small town Long nights and glory days Between the Alpines, and old King James Yeah, the better they look, the sweeter that kiss The shots you don't take, the shots you gon' miss The faster the car, more money to burn You laugh, you love, you live, there's a lot to learn From speakers and bleachers and preachers The story of my youth From speakers and bleachers and preachers Still got a lot of growing up to do