I was 12 years old with some bolts and a wrench
A piece of plywood that was 3/4 inch
And daddy said son once your chores are done
I'll give you one of them gris old barn poles
I went out in the pasture with no cow patties
Got some post hole diggers, and I got after it
Had some sun on my back and a blister on my hand
but man I had myself a goal!
I dribbled that ball till the grass was gone
And the ground was brown and flat
Me and Daddy played horse and the cows all "mooed" and we laughed
I was lucky and I didn't even know it
Growing up like that
I learned the birds and the bees from the cats and the dogs
And a frog starts out as a pollywog
The best blackberry cobbler is made from scratch
And worth every one you get from the briar patch
I found out firewood will warm you twice
Once when you cut it and once when you light it
And I can't help but smile when I look back
cause I was lucky and I didn't even know it
Growin' up like that
There was an old wooden barrel 'hind my grandpa's house
Where we threw our tatter peels and coffee grounds
Say you want to catch catfish long as your arm
Son you gotta have a night crawler farm
Well we'd sit on the dock and share a bottle of pop
And catch a few and then head on back
Me and Daddy clean fish while the cats "meowed" and we laughed
I was lucky and I didn't even know it
Growing up like that
I learned the birds and the bees from the cats and the dogs
And a frog starts out as a pollywog
The best blackberry cobbler is made from scratch
And worth every one you get from the briar patch
If you ever got sugar in a hot hay loft
And you still can't believe y'all didn't get caught
You close your eyes and smile when you look back,
You were lucky and you didn't know it
Growing up like that
Ya learned the birds and the bees from the cats and the dogs
And skinny dippin beats anything ya ever saw
The best blackberry cobbler is made from scratch
And worth every one you get from the briar patch
Sometimes me and her still slip off
To that cozy little corner in the old hay loft
Taste that honeysuckle off her lips off the beaten path
Cause I'm lucky and baby I know
I'm doin' my best there to show
Now you never really do outgrow it
Growin' up like that
You like good cold beer and pickin' guitar
And you really don't care about being a star
You just do it cause you love it and love it cause you do it
Shuck cobs on the porch
Till some buddies show up with some [?]
Can I get an Amen
Growin' up like that!
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