[00:10.02] Someone asked me once in an interview [00:14.38] "What was growing up like, where'd you go to school?" [00:17.99] "And what would you do if you weren't doin' this?" [00:26.80] I'd be drivin' my first car, an old worn-out Dodge [00:31.52] Tryin' to make rent with a dead end job, just makin' due [00:38.93] With tips in a jar, my guitar and an old barstool [00:47.63] I'd have a Friday night crowd in the palm of my hand [00:52.31] Cup of brown liquor, couple buddies in a band [00:56.60] Singin' them same damn songs like I am now [01:04.37] I'd be feelin' on fire on a hardwood stage [01:09.06] Bright lights like lightning runnin' through my veins [01:13.25] At the Grand Ole Opry or a show in some no-name town [01:18.62] I'd still be doin' this if I wasn't doin' this [01:24.92] [01:29.38] I'd still be the same guy they knew back in the day [01:34.02] Who was burnin' CDs just to give away [01:37.63] Payin' his dues if I wasn't doin' this [01:46.55] Five deep in a van, head full of steam [01:51.04] Hot on the heels of my neon dreams maybe comin' true [01:58.31] Livin' this life just like I was born to do [02:07.05] I'd have a Friday night crowd in the palm of my hand [02:11.68] Cup of brown liquor, couple buddies in a band [02:15.83] Singin' them same damn songs like I am now [02:23.77] I'd be feelin' on fire on a hardwood stage [02:28.45] Bright lights like lightning runnin' through my veins [02:32.50] At the Grand Ole Opry or a show in some no-name town [02:37.83] I'd still be doin' this if I wasn't doin' this [02:44.51] [02:49.26] It ain't about the fame [02:51.48] It ain't about the fortune [02:53.55] It ain't about the name [02:55.56] It ain't about the glory [02:57.61] I guess I'm sayin' it's always been about [03:05.48] Having a Friday night crowd in the palm of my hand [03:10.04] Cup of brown liquor, couple buddies in a band [03:14.21] Singin' them same damn songs like I am now [03:22.08] I'd be feelin' on fire on a hardwood stage [03:26.75] Bright lights like lightning runnin' through my veins [03:30.92] At the Grand Ole Opry or a show in some no-name town [03:36.40] I'd still be doin' this if I wasn't doin' this [03:44.82] [03:47.16] Someone asked me once in an interview [03:51.32] "What was growing up like, where'd you go to school?" [03:55.07] "And what would you do if you weren't doin' this?" [04:02.21]