That Was Us
Reckless Youth: Tales of Mischief and Memories
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Twenty dollars out of mama's purse bought us a tank of gas
Using $20 from his mom's purse for gas and Redman tobacco as teenagers.
And some Redman tobacco when we was just teenage kids
Recalling teenage adventures with a friend Leroy, looking for trouble.
Yeah me and my old buddy Leroy we'd go driving around
Driving around and causing mischief when trouble was to be found.
If there was trouble to be found man we dang sure did
Engaging in reckless behavior as teenagers, facing consequences.
Cuttin' doughnuts in the fields till Old Man Smith would call the cops
Performing doughnuts in fields, irritating Old Man Smith, leading to police involvement.
He'd come running out with a shotgun cause we was running down his crops
Old Man Smith confronting them with a shotgun for damaging his crops.
And I reckon he's still wondering who that was that was us
Reflecting on the past, Old Man Smith still unaware of their identity.
Some of these local boys moved on but we never changed a bit
Some local boys moved on, but the narrator and Leroy remained unchanged.
I don't guess we had enough sense least that's what some folks said
Ignoring advice, not changing despite criticisms about lacking sense.
Yeah we finally turned old enough to buy our own beer
Reaching legal drinking age, hazily recalling that period.
Don't remember much about that year lucky we ain't dead
Scant memories of a reckless year, grateful they survived.
Cause somebody said they saw some boys with a truck looked just like mine
Rumors about their truck involved in mischief, potential trouble.
Tryin' to pull down that old water tank sits out on the county line
Reports of attempting to damage a water tank near the county line.
And people wonder why it leans the way it does that was us
People questioning why the water tank leans, revealing their past actions.
Seems like small towns never change but things get tough when times get hard
Observing the stagnancy of small towns, acknowledging challenges in tough times.
And they said when he got sick that Old Man Smith would've lost that farm
Speculating that Old Man Smith might have lost his farm due to illness.
He was gettin' way behind on all his bills
Old Man Smith falling behind on bills, facing financial difficulties.
Till someone came and brought his crops in from the fields
Community support helping Old Man Smith by bringing in his crops.
Yeah folks round here still don't know who that was that was us
Local people still unaware of the narrator and Leroy's past involvement.
Cuttin' doughnuts on the fields till Old Man Smith would call the cops
Repetition of reckless behavior in fields, attracting Old Man Smith's attention.
He'd come runnin' out with a shotgun cause we was runnin' down his crops
Old Man Smith reacting with a shotgun to protect his crops again.
Somebody said they saw some boys with a truck looked just like mine
Reports of their truck near a water tank, hinting at potential trouble.
Tryin' to pull down that old water tank sits out on the county line
Attempting to damage the water tank near the county line.
That was us yeah that was us
Reaffirmation that the narrator and Leroy were responsible for the past incidents.
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