a man who was gonna die young

Eric Church

I like fast cars and sharp dreams
Chased a lot of crazy things
Left behind my share of broken pieces
This morning I turned 36
When you just remember half of it
You wonder how you outlived Hank and Jesus

I put the rage in a river, the roll in a thunder
But you kept me from goin under
When that current got too heavy
I always thought I d be a heap of metal
In a cloud of smoke, foot stuck to the pedal
Sold for parts like a junkyard rusted-out Chevy
Fear, I ve had none
What the hell made you wanna love
A man who was gonna die young

In the mirror I saw my surprise
Who knew gray hairs liked to hide on a head
That didn t think he d live past thirty
If I make it thirty more
It s the brown that you ll be looking for
As you run your fingers through it and say
Slow down, honey.

I put the rage in a river, the roll in a thunder
But you kept me from goin under
When that current got too heavy
I always thought I d be a heap of metal
In a cloud of smoke, foot stuck to the pedal
Sold for parts like a junkyard rusted-out Chevy
Fear, I ve had none
What the hell made you wanna love
A man who was gonna die young

Call it intuition, or call it crazy
Just thought by now I d be pushing up daisies
But I ll gladly stick around if we re together
So baby, when you bow your head tonight
Could you tell the Lord I ve changed my mind?
And with you I d like to live forever