If I Was You

Dear young me, I did it

It ain't a dream no more, it's a business

Fresh wax, 94 in the engine

But fast cars only get you fast women

Funny what you'll find yourself missing

Pretty much everything that you didn't

Sittin' with Pops sippin' hops in Ma's kitchen

These days ya miss those days, so don't miss it

I know you feel misunderstood

But don't forget you got it good

Be everything that you want to

But don't outgrow your roots

You can cry and still be strong

Heartbreak's always worth the fall

It's alright to get it wrong

I don't know it all

So I'd forget the things I thought I knew

If I was you

Dear young me, you're living

Them stars lined up with the vision

And you ain't thought of that girl in a minute

I guess you got to lose a lot to keep winning

You learn a lot when you're fishing

Even more when Grandpa come to visit

And that piano ya hate's gonna pave the way

So just pay the man to come fix

I know you feel misunderstood

But don't forget you got it good

Be everything that you want to

But don't outgrow your roots

You can cry and still be strong

Heartbreak's always worth the fall

It's alright to get it wrong

I don't know it all

So I'd forget the things I thought I knew

If I was you

If I was you

If I was you

If I was you

This morning I had a talk with the mirror

A conversation you know too well

Even after all these years

I still tell myself

I know you feel misunderstood

But don't forget you got it good

Be everything that you want to

But don't outgrow your roots

You can cry and still be strong

Heartbreak's always worth the fall

It's alright to get it wrong

I don't know it all

So I'd forget the things I thought I knew

If I was you

If I was you

If I was you

If I was you