21 with my future in front of my eyes
Not planning to settle or slow down my life
And like a bullet she hit me, caught me by surprise
And revealed her plan of becoming my wife
I'm too young to grow old, man, I thought she would know
That I can't let love drag me down
She don't know if she can handle this broken heart scandal
But I'm leaving, I'm out on my own
So I set out to singing with this old guitar
A dream for the Opry was fueling my heart
But dreams can't buy gas and now my truck won't start
I'm stuck halfway to Nashville, guess I'll walk the last part
I'm too young to grow old, man, I thought I could know
That her love was dragging me down
So I held hands with the Daniels, thought love was a scandal
I'm still singing with nothing to show
And honky-tonk bars ain't been friendly to me
Sleeping in my truck ain't where I thought I'd be
Maybe I'm not quite cut out for this industry
But this half jar of shine should put me to sleep
Yeah, this Jenkins shine should put me to sleep
I'm too young to grow old, man, I thought I could know
That her love was dragging me down
So I held hands with the Daniels, thought love was a scandal
I'm still singing with nothing to show
Yeah, I kicked her to the curb, took a turn for the worst
I'm still singing with nothing to show
Man, I'm still drinking with nothing to show
Lord, help me, I've nothing to show