Lyrics
I know I'll never be seventeen again, redneck kid
I acknowledge that I can't go back to being seventeen, a young person from a rural background.
broke as joke stealin' daddy's smoke and a bottle of dry gin
Recalling a time when I was financially struggling, stealing my father's cigarettes, and having a bottle of dry gin.
spittin' sunflower seeds in a papercup pickin you up
Memories of chewing sunflower seeds in a paper cup while picking you up.
and takin' you to to fish
Transporting you to go fishing.
I lost a good Rattletrap and my innocense
Reflecting on losing both a valuable fishing lure (Rattletrap) and my innocence.
man sometimes I wish
Expressing a desire to return to those simpler times.
I could find that old Bronco and buy it
Nostalgic yearning for the past, wishing to find and relive specific memories involving an old Bronco, County Rd 9, pines, and a summer night. Acknowledging that recreating those moments wouldn't be the same as the original experience.
find county rd 9 and drive it
-back into them pines where we parked
-that summer night
-I could find MarshalL tucker tape and play it
-put someone in your place and re-create it
-but it wouldn't be the same
-cause it wouldn't be the first time
-wonder if you still got my beatup carhart hat, that ya grabbed
Wondering if a specific hat is still kept, reminiscing about the past when it was worn, and contemplating calling for old times' sake. Speculating on potential reactions if reaching out while intoxicated.
you had it on when I took ya home you said you'd never give itback (you nevert did)
-sometimes I wanna call you up just for old times sake
-if I got drunk enough tonight, I wonder what you'd say
-I could find that old Bronco and buy it
Continuation of the nostalgic theme, expressing the desire to find the old Bronco, County Rd 9, and recreate moments with Marshal Tucker tape. Emphasizing that such recreations wouldn't capture the original essence.
find county rd 9 and drive it
-back into them pines where we parked
-that summer night
-we could find that MarshalL Tucker tape and play it
-lay right where we laid, and re-create it
-but it wouldn't be the same
-cause it wouldn't be the first time
-wouldn't be the first time
Repeating the idea that revisiting past memories wouldn't be the first time, acknowledging thoughts about the person in a specific setting, and emphasizing that such reflections won't be the last.
I thought about you layin' there in the grass
-wouldn't be the first time
-damn sure won't be the last
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