Corey Smith - Twenty-One Lyrics

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When I was only seventeen, couldn't wait for twenty one 
I'd hang around on Clayton Street in the bars there gettin' drunk 
A baseball cap and a fake ID would get me in the clubs 
Then I would dance with the college girls and lie about who I was 
I'd say "I'm pre-Med. here at UGA, live on Milledge Avenue. 
I was raised over in Buckhead, I drive a BMW." 

I was breakin' hearts and takin' names and numbers just for fun. 
Stealin' kisses wishin' I was twenty one. 

When Thursdays came and pocket change would quickly disappear 
Upstairs at Lowry's Tavern, we'd pay a nickel for every beer 
Shootin' pool, smokin' cigarettes with a dizzy head and a grin 
Four A.M. on a school night, still hangin' out with my friends 
One hour's sleep on a dirty couch, no shower, off to school 
Smellin' just like a brewery with a bad hangover too 

The teachers all would hassle me: "Stay awake, pay attention" 
I was catchin' hell, wishin' I was twenty one. 

The youngest one of all my friends, I didn't act my age 
Too cool for the football games and the homecoming parades 

Now I look back and I have to smile, cause boy it was fun 
Bein' seventeen, wishin' I was twenty one 

Now I'm only twenty six, feelin' more like fourty three 
My hairline's disappearing, and I never get ID'd 
My clothes are out of fashion, no I'm not cool anymore 
In the bed by ten o'clock each night, and up at half-past four 
Still I go down to that college town when the Bulldogs play at home 
I drink keg beer from a trash can til the whole damn thing is gone 

Then I look at all those college girls so innocent and young 
And I just check 'em out, and say "Damn... I wish I was twenty one"

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lyrics submitted by Jayrod on 20-10-2005
lyrics corrected by *Sarah*&*Kirsten on 06-12-2006