youth

I've been praying to a God that missed me

Hope the years I spent are paying up

Just enough for a touch of the whiskey

Good men don't get too drunk

What I'd give to relive those good times

Where the nights were young and we were too

Carefree, barely believing

A 12-pack would always get me through

Late nights, now I'm waking up early

Cold beer, now I go to bed thirsty

I never thought I'd miss those dirty boots

Loose shirt, now it's tucked on a Sunday

Skipped work, now I'm in every Monday

Never thought it was worth letting go of my youth

Not until I met you

Through weathered roads and heavy rain

Good times last, and bad times change

I learned the hard way, but now I know

That whiskey shelves are better stocked

With laughter, love, and late-night talks

One bottle shared is worth two alone

Late nights, now I'm waking up early

Cold beer, now I go to bed thirsty

I never thought I'd miss those dirty boots

Loose shirt, now it's tucked on a Sunday

Skipped work, now I'm in every Monday

Never thought it was worth letting go of my youth

Not until I met you

I never quit, but I was sure as hell 'bout to

Never gave in, but I started learning how to

Always had doubts, but I never did doubt you

Never lived up to the virtues I vowed to

Broke my back from all the idols I bowed to

Never could do it, and I can't still

Without you

Late nights, now I'm waking up early

Cold beer, now I go to bed thirsty

I never thought I'd miss those dirty boots

Loose shirt, now it's tucked on a Sunday

Skipped work, now I'm in every Monday

Never thought it was worth letting go of my youth

Not until I met you