Where I Grew Up Lyrics

INTRO: Am2 Bm E (Am2) E (Am2)
There's still marks on the pantry door of that little house
Where Mama used to measure us
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I'm proud to say that's my home where I was raised
But that ain't where I grew up
See, I gained a little on Father Time
The summer my Granddaddy died
The first time I saw Mama cry
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Man, that sure was tough
Felt like I put on a few years
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Watching Daddy wipe her tears
In my little coat and tie standing in that cemetery mud
That's where I grew up
My senior year, a case of beer out on the river bank
Getting a head start on twenty one
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That's the place that made me feel just like a man
But that ain't where I grew up
See I gained a little on Father Time
That night I crossed that center line
I bet I rolled a dozen times
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Next thing I knew I was waking up upside down
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Praying God just get me out
Then I hit my knees beside what was left of my truck
Hey, that's where I grew up
BREAK
You learn as you go, that's how you grow
See, I gained a little on Father Time
When me and her, had our first big fight
I said some things, I made her cry
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She packed all her stuff
The boy in me said let her go
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But the man in me said pull her close
It was time to find out which one I was
Standing in a doorway holding on to love
(HOLD Bm)
That's where I grew up
Oh, that's where I grew up