There are still marks
on that pantry door in that little house
Where mama used to measure us
And 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's time
That summer my granddaddy died
The first time I saw
Mama cry
Man, that sure was tough
Felt like I put on a few years
Watchin'
Daddy wipin' tears
In my little coat and tie
Standin' in that cemetery mud
That's where I grew up
My senior year, a case of beer
Right on the riverbank
Gettin' a head start on 21
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
Next thing I knew I was
Waking up upside down
Praying
God just get me out
And I hit my knees beside
what was left of my truck
Hey, that's where I grew up
You learn as you go
You see, that's how you grow
I gained a little on
Father
Time
When me and her had our first big fight
I said some things, I made her cry
She packed all her stuff
The boy in me said, let her go
But the man in me said pull her clothes
It was time to find out which
one I was
Standing in the doorway,
holding on to love
That's where I'd go
That's where I belong