"Was It 26" lyrics - CHRIS STAPLETON

CHRIS STAPLETON
"Was It 26"
(Don Sampson)

Livin' hard was easy when I was young and bulletproof
I had no chains to bind me, just a guitar and a roof
Emptied every bottle, when I poured I never missed
I had blood-shot eyes at twenty-five or was it twenty-six

Didn't seem to matter what price I had to pay
'Cause anything worth having, I'd just lose anyway
Friends worried about me, they'd asked if I was sick
Thought I wouldn't die at twenty-five or was it twenty-six

Those two years run together like whiskey over ice
Melted into memories like somebody else's life
I'm glad to say, I've come around, but if I could have one wish
I'd like another try at twenty-five
Or was it twenty-six

Met a girl from Georgia, smart and pretty, college grad
I thought my luck was changin' but then it all went bad
I guess I fell in love with her all it took was just one kiss
But then she said goodbye at twenty-five or was it twenty-six

Those two years run together like whiskey over ice
Melted into memories like somebody else's life
I'm glad to say, I've come around, but if I could have one wish
I'd like another try at twenty-five
Or was it twenty-six

I've been down that road before almost as far as hell
Deception or redemption, I guess only time will tell
I have faith in the knowledge that God gave us a gift
I couldn't hide at twenty-five or was it twenty-six

Those two years run together like whiskey over ice
Melted into memories like somebody else's life
I'm glad to say, I've come around, but if I could have one wish
I'd like another try at twenty-five
Or was it twenty-six