Simple as my mama said when I was very young
She told me not to worry, son
One day you'll be someone
But here I am at twenty one
Simple as my mama said when I was very young
She told me not to worry, son
One day you'll be someone
But here I am at twenty one
As loaded as a stagecoach shotgun
I'm sorry mamma
Please don't look at me
[Verse 2]
When I got to Oklahoma, I was seventeen
My papa taught me how to work, and lord, he was mean
Workin' all day in that August heat
And he taught me how to fish
My uncle taught me how to drink
[Verse 3]
Well, I went California and I had me a band
And we played in all the bars in all the Southern lands
We played all night and we drank for free
All of my boys and me
[Chorus]
Now I'm 23 and there ain't nobody who can drink like me
Soon I'll be 24, and the Lord knows that I can't drink no more
I know I shoulda taken it slow
It's not the way that my life goes
Now I know
When you're passed out on the floor
You’re sober by 24
[Verse 4]
Well, I had a girl who loved me the whole damn time
And I'd drink my whiskey and she'd drink wine
But soon, my bottle was too much to company
Yeah, we’d sit on the river and we’d fish all day
And we'd drive across the country, let the radio play
Seven damn years, I never thought she'd leave
[Chorus]
Now I'm 23 and there ain’t nobody who can drink like me
Soon, I'll be 24 and the lord knows that I can't drink no more
I know I shoulda taken it slow
It’s not the way that my life goes
Lord, I know
When you're passed out on the floor
You’re sober by 24
[Outro]
Simple as my mama said when I was very young
She told me not to worry, son
One day you'll be someone
But here I am at twenty one
As loaded as a stagecoach shotgun
I'm sorry mamma
Please don't look at me
Jednoduché, ako moja mama povedala, keď som bol veľmi mladý
Povedala mi, nie je sa čoho báť, syn
Jedného dňa budete niekoho
Ale som tu na dvadsaťjeden
Ako načítaný ako dostavník brokovnice
Je mi ľúto, mamma
Prosím, nepozeraj sa na mňa
[Verse 2]
Keď som sa dostal do Oklahomy, bolo mi sedemnásť
Otec ma naučil, ako sa do práce, a pán bol priemerný
Workin 'po celý deň v tomto augusta tepla
A on ma naučil, ako na ryby
Môj strýko ma naučil piť
[Verse 3]
No, išiel som Kalifornii a mal som mi kapelu
A hrali sme vo všetkých baroch vo všetkých južných krajinách
Hrali sme celú noc a my sme pili zadarmo
Všetci moji chlapci a ja
[Chorus]
Teraz som 23 a tam nie je nikto, kto môže piť ako ja
Čoskoro budem 24, a Pán vie, že nemôžem vypiť viac
Viem Mal som to brať pomaly
Nie je to tak, že môj život ide
Teraz už viem
Keď ste v bezvedomí na podlahe
Si triezvy o 24
[Verse 4]
No, mal som babu, ktorá ma miluje celú dobu prekliatu
A ja by som piť svoju whisky a ona piť víno
Ale čoskoro, môj fľaša bola príliš spoločnosti
Jo, mali by sme sedieť na brehu rieky a my by sme loviť celý deň
A my by sme jazdiť po celej krajine, nech rozhlasovú hru
Sedem zatratenie rokmi, nikdy som si myslel, že by odísť
[Chorus]
Teraz som 23 a tam nie je nikto, kto môže piť ako ja
Čoskoro budem 24 a pán vie, že nemôžem vypiť viac
Viem Mal som to brať pomaly
Nie je to tak, že môj život ide
Pane, ja viem,
Keď ste v bezvedomí na podlahe
Si triezvy o 24
[Outro]
Jednoduché, ako moja mama povedala, keď som bol veľmi mladý
Povedala mi, nie je sa čoho báť, syn
Jedného dňa budete niekoho
Ale som tu na dvadsaťjeden
Ako načítaný ako dostavník brokovnice
Je mi ľúto, mamma
Prosím, nepozeraj sa na mňa