Wouldn't be no stories 'bout the one that got away

Wouldn't be no wild-hair dream a little too crazy to chase

Wouldn't be no first truck that ever got sold

If every young man knew what every old man knows

Wouldn't be no come and get me calls at 2 a. m

Wouldn't be no best friend fights over some ex-girlfriend

Wouldn't be nobody ever bumming that first smoke

If every young man knew what every old man knows

Time gets wasted, mistakes get made

Lessons get learned the hard way

The world wouldn't be perfect, but it'd sure be close

If every young man knew what every old man knows

Wouldn't be no driving down a back road way too fast

Wouldn't be no bad excuse to miss fishing with your dad

Wouldn't be no drunk tattoo from a trip to Mexico

If every young man knew what every old man knows

Time gets wasted, mistakes get made

Lessons get learned the hard way

The world wouldn't be perfect, but it'd sure be close

If every young man knew what every old man knows

I wouldn't be pouring too much whiskey in a cup

Standing out on this front porch where

you slammed that screen door shut

Watching your taillights getting further down that road

If every young man knew what every old man knows