[Verse 1] [acoustic guitar strumming, driving drums] I was riding shotgun with my hair undone in the front seat of his car Singing life is one big party when you're still young But who's gonna have your back when it's hands on deck [electric guitar enters] Patron on ice, we can pop bottles all night And you can't have a little chicken fried Cold beer on a Friday night I can't tell you what it really is, I can only tell you what it feels like Right now it's a steel night in my windpipe [bass guitar enters] Bumps make impressions on the inside of her body My baby don't mess around because she loves me so and this I know for sure Never made it as a wise man Couldn't cut it as a poor man stealing If I could find you now things would get better I get knocked down, but I get up again You're never gonna keep me down [Chorus] [full band, high energy] 'Cause I'm a tell you like Wu told me Cash rules everything around me It's a great day to be alive I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes [Verse 2] [clean electric guitar riff] To the left, to the left Everything you own in a box to the left You'll find spotting off by the morning You'll be the pretty and I'll be the funny At a barbecue stain on my white t-shirt She was killing me in that miniskirt, yeah Well I'm in love with the shape of you We push and pull like a magnet do And I promise, she's so self-conscious She has no idea what she's doing in college I'm going down, down, baby Yo, street in a Range Rover, street sweeper baby Cocked, ready, let it go My life is brilliant, my love is pure Hey soul sister, ain't that Mr. Mister on the Every morning there's a halo hanging from the corner of my girlfriend's four-post bed [Chorus] [distorted guitar power chords] Oh baby you, you got what I need And you say he's just a friend, and you say he's just a friend When I was a young boy, my father took me into the city to see a marching band I'm like a bird, I want to fly away I don't know but hey, you're crazy bitch but you're so good I'm on top, want to talk about me, want to talk about I Want to talk about number one, oh my me my [Outro] [drums drop out, piano and acoustic guitar] Wake up in the morning and I ask myself Is life worth living, 'cause you had a bad day You're taking one down, you sing a sad song just to turn it around Well, tear my heart open, I'll sew myself shut
