[Verse 1] I was gonna clock in early ’til I sparked that joint Had my lunch packed in the fridge Had my boots by the door Phone kept ringing from the boss I just stared at the sky Now my check still missing and I know why (uh) [Chorus] Because I got high Because I got high Because I got high (hey!) Plans on the table Man They all went bye-bye I was gonna run my life Now I’m just watching time fly Because I got high Because I got high Because I got high (oh yeah) [Verse 2] I was gonna text my ex back Say “I’m tryna grow” Had a whole big speech in drafts Typed it out real slow Then Joe said “hit this real quick” And the words slipped my mind Now she blocked my number and I know why (I know why) [Chorus] Because I got high Because I got high Because I got high (hey!) Heartfelt therapy turned to “whatever I’m fine” I was gonna fix my past Now I’m just killing the time Because I got high Because I got high Because I got high [Bridge] DJ Smokin’ Joe on the couch Ash on his shirt Laugh too loud (too loud) Said “we’ll do it all tomorrow Bro” Tomorrow never comes around [Chorus] Because we got high Because we got high Because we got high (hey!) Big dreams shrinking in a cloud drifting by We keep saying “next week” As the days slide by Because we got high Because we got high Because we got high (uh-huh) VERSE 3 I was gonna clean the fields that morning, Daddy's '92 Ford waiting by the gate, But the bonfire from the night before Had me wrecked in ways I couldn't shake. She was laughing, radio on Chattahoochee, PBR sweating in her hand, Strawberry ChapStick, County Road 47, Thought we'd own that dirt forever, man. CHORUS We owned that fire 'til it owned us, Dancing wild in the smoke and the flame, We owned that fire 'til it owned us— And I'm still burning with her name. VERSE 4 Summer nights just kept on rolling, Hay bales stacked like thrones around the glow, Her head on my shoulder, stars above us, Nothing in the world we needed to know. I was gonna work the land and build it, She was gonna stay right here with me, But those bonfire dreams were burning backward— Every spark just took her closer to the city. BRIDGE One September morning, no goodbye, Just a note left on the kitchen table, Said the dirt roads led her nowhere, Said she couldn't handle stable. FINAL CHORUS We owned that fire 'til it owned us, Burned the map of everything we'd planned, We owned that fire 'til it owned us— Now I'm just ashes on this land. OUTRO Yeah, we owned that fire, 'Til the fire owned us all.