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PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Johnston
James Johnston
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Johnston
James Johnston
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Frank Gagliardi
Frank Gagliardi
Mastering Engineer
Billy Decker
Billy Decker
Mixing Engineer
Ilya Toshinskiy
Ilya Toshinskiy
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Half a tank in a hand-me-down
Rolling with my best friends
We'd never left our hometown
So we took off with no plans
[PreChorus]
And we played scratched-up, burnt CDs
90's on repeat
Feet up on that dash and rolled them
Windows way down low
Didn't know where we'd go, but hell, we didn't look back
[Chorus]
'Cause we grew up when forever was highways together, and love was the long way home
We grew up when freedom was sixteen, dreaming of late nights and open roads
Yeah, foot down in an old Ford
Running wild all summer long
That's what we grew up on
[Verse 2]
Rolled up in that 94' and to take her out on our first date
Picked her up at the front door
And her old man said, "Don't be late"
[PreChorus]
Then we went cruising under stars
Nervous beating hearts, her hand wrapped in mine
Then she moved in with cherry lips
Man, that was my first kiss, and I won't forget that night
[Chorus]
'Cause we grew up when forever was highways together, and love was the long way home
We grew up when freedom was sixteen, dreaming of late nights and open roads
Yeah, foot down in an old Ford
Running wild all summer long
That's what we grew up on
What we grew up on
What we grew up on
What we grew up on
What we grew up on
What we grew up on
What we grew up on
What we grew up on
[Bridge]
Oh, they were some of the best years of my life
Now every time I drive, it takes me right back home
To what we grew up on
Yeah, what we grew up on
Oh, yeah
[Chorus]
We grew up when forever was highways together, and love was the long way home
We grew up when freedom was sixteen, dreaming of late nights and open roads
Yeah, foot down in an old Ford
Running wild all summer long
That's what we grew up on
What we grew up on
What we grew up on
What we grew up on
That's what we grew up on
[Outro]
What we grew up on
What we grew up on
What we grew up on
That's what we grew up on
Written by: James Johnston
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