Startin' Young

Startin' young, whoa, I wish I woulda got

A whiskey bottle and cracked it open

The day I met you, ribbon blowin' through your hair

If I'd have just run, whoa, I probably woulda started

Smokin' cigarettes under the bridge after school

Like a rebel kid on a double dare

But I didn't 'cause I loved you and your ways

The damage was done after that first taste

If I'd have been a little older I coulda handled you better

The spell you put on me never went away

You in my blue jean jacket all wrapped up in forever

Still in my bones right now just like a habit I can't put down

Sure is tough when you start young

Startin' young, whoa, I wish I woulda called it quits

That night when we fought after the game

Yeah, I coulda just walked away but I held on

Till what we had together was more than a fling

Gotta stop myself from gettin' in too deep

But I didn't 'cause I loved you and your ways

The damage was done after that first taste

If I'd have been a little older I coulda handled you better

The spell you put on me never went away

You in my blue jean jacket all wrapped up in forever

Still in my bones right now just like a habit I can't put down

Sure is tough when you start young

Sometimes I wonder if it's you or is it just sixteen

When the thought of you runs through my mind

Either way I think

If I'd have been a little older I coulda handled you better

The spell you put on me never went away

You in my blue jean jacket all wrapped up in forever

Still in my bones right now just like a habit I can't put down

Sure is tough when you start young

When you start young

Oh, when you start young it goes by fast

You can't look back, no