(Verse)

We were just boys, ridin’ backs

Making ramps out of boards and dirt

Cut-off shorts, sweaty headbands

And no sleeves on our shirts

“Hey, it’s my turn to jump

I bet you I can clear that ditch” 

The last thing I remember sayin’, was

“Hey, y’all, watch this!” 

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Hey, I remember it hit so hard

It sure caught me off guard

Daddy tried to warn me

I didn’t listen to a single word

And Dear Lord, it made me drop

Lookin’ up at the sky in shock

I guess you live and learn

But, wow, that lesson hurt

Yeah, I remember it hit so hard

(Verse)

I was young, and so in love

Making plans for rings and kids

Got two jobs, a raw mortgage deal

“Hey, babe, let’s both move in”

And I guess she had enough

Of everything but things to say

One mornin’ she walked out, y’all

Oh, yeah, that first heartbreak 

(Chorus)

(Bridge)

And we lost daddy on a smolderin’ summer day…

Well, that’s been years ago now

(Chorus)