full song lyrics

When I was six years old I broke my leg I was running from my brother and his friends And tasted the sweet perfume of the mountain grass I rolled down I was younger then, take me back to when I Found my heart and broke it here Made friends and lost them through the years And I've not seen the roaring fields in so long, I know I've grown But I can't wait to go home I'm on my way Driving at ninety down those country lanes Singing to "Tiny Dancer" And I miss the way you make me feel, and it's real We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill Fifteen years old and smoking hand-rolled cigarettes Running from the law through the backfields and getting drunk with my friends Had my first kiss on a Friday night, I don't reckon that I did it right But I was younger then, take me back to when We found weekend jobs, when we got paid We'd buy cheap spirits and drink them straight Me and my friends have not thrown up in so long, oh how we've grown But I...

I was born inside a small town, I lost that state of mind Learned to sing inside the lord's house But stopped at the age of nine I forget when I get awards now, the wave I had to ride The paving stones I played upon, that kept me on the grind So blame it on the pain that blessed me with the life Friends and family filled with envy, when they should be filled with pride And when the world's against me, is when I really come alive And every day that Satan tempts me, I try to take it in my stride You know that I've got whisky with white lies, and smoke in my lungs I think life has got to the point, I know without it's no fun I need to get in the right mind and clear myself up Instead I look in the mirror, questioning what I've become Guess it's a stereotypical day, for someone like me Without a nine to five job or a uni degree To be caught up in the trappings of the industry Show me the locked doors I'll find another use for the key, and you'll see I'm ...