I had no X's on my hands anymore
Walked in like I own the place
And slap that state ID on a bar top
And said, "I want a drink"

Always had my road dogs with me
We'd all grown with time
But it was downhill from there
At least we'd lived a thousand lives
Oh, I'd seen it all, done it all
Fell in love and messed it all up

When I was twenty-one I thought I knew it all
I broke a couple hearts and had to watch 'em fall
No one could tell me nothin'
Hard headed, destructive
Deal with any mess made the next day

When I was twenty-one, it was Friday every night
Had it all figured out
I wouldn't take no advice
If they were right or wrong
I'd be back them up in fights
'Til we get kicked out
And take an Uber right back to mine

I told my mom I need money for gasoline
Then go and blow it all
On a little alcohol and weed
Oh, I was drunk and high, cheap
But I was young, wild and free

When I was twenty-one I thought I knew it all
I broke a couple hearts and had to watch 'em fall
No one could tell me nothin'
Hard headed, destructive
Deal with any mess made the next day

I learned a lot of things the hard way
Like nothing good ever happens after midnight
And bad news wears anything skintight, yeah

I learned a lot of things the hard way
Like everything better when you spend time
With the ones that you love
I wish I'd have known that when I was

Twenty-one I thought I knew it all
I broke a couple hearts and had to watch 'em fall
No one could tell me nothin'
Hard headed, destructive
Deal with any mess made the next day