I Thought That's Who I Was

Verse One: Me and Billy Joe Taylor joined each other at the hip I loved him like the brother I never had He was my go to guy on third and ten He made me look good at the quarterback, mmmmm Texas had a man in the stands the night we beat the Panthers Said they had a spot for both of us that next fall We were riding high on pride and big time futures Small town paper said we had it all Chorus One: Up until the night me and Billy Joe drank way too much for Blue Buck Road Born to Be Wild on the radio, God I still hate that song Both of died there in that crash, but I lived to wish I had that night back After that football didn't mean that much But until then, I thought that's who I was Verse Two: Daddy had a hardware store where hard work was his living Peddling the hammers that built this town I broke his heart that summer when I told he what I wasn't getting How to sell the nails by the pound Spent my last paycheck on an RC and a Greyhound A front seat to the world I'd never seen Got a job, got a girl, had some cash and the world in my pocket Thought I'd found my place in the great machine Chorus Two: Up until the night I got the call, Mama said Daddy didn't feel nothin' at all She broke down at the fellowship hall said baby we need you here with us I told my boss he wished me the best, I told my girl she wished we'd never met But I don't regret what I gave up 'Cause until then, I thought that's who I was Solo I drove straight through some twist and turns Lived through some crash and burns Stumbled through some lessons learned with the weight on my shoulders Went around the world to find the girl God had in mind He gave me a better life than the one I scratched up But until then, I thought that's who I was That ain't who I was