C
Oh country roads swerving
F
Singing along to the roustabouts
Am G F
I'll never forget where I came from
C F
Misdirected youth passionately devout
Am
To the city I hold dearly
G F
But everyone talks shit about
Am
And I hear talks about leaving
G
Me, I never wanted out
Am G F
I'd rather stay and make something out of this town
Am G Am G F
We'll write our names in gasoline and burn them into the world
Am G F
Never thinking about what we would become
C F C
We were young impressionable kids
Am G F
Didn't know any better, didn't know any better than this
C F C
And our dreams they were our future
Am G F Am G F
And as far as I can see we'll be whatever we choose to be
Am
We'll shake our fists at the morning sun
G C
Singing "glory glory hallelujah!"
Am G
And I would give anything to feel the way I did back then
Am
And I hear talks about leaving
G
But I never wanted out
Am G F
I'd rather stay and make something out of this town
Am G Am G F
We'll write our names in gasoline and burn them into the world
Am G F
Never thinking about what we would become
C F C
We were young impressionable kids
Am G F
Didn't know any better, didn't know any better than this
C F C
And our dreams they were our future
Am G F Am G F
And as far as I can see we'll be whatever we choose to be