[Verse 1]
I got grass stains
On my knockoff jeans
Cheap cologne
And a Ford key ring
Old ball cap
With the logo torn
Same two lanes
I was practically born
Mixtape stuck
On my favorite jam
You on the hood
With a cherry Coke can
Singing off-key
But you owned that song
I still hear it
Every time that sun gets strong
[Chorus]
‘Cause it’s you and me, 1999
Windows down, screaming every line
Heartbreak hadn’t learned my name yet
We were too young to feel regrets
Yeah, the world felt small, but it felt just right
Summer on repeat in the dashboard light
If I could I’d rewind that time
You and me, you and me, 1999
[Verse 2]
I was half dirt road
Half magazine dreams
Small-town drawl
With some big city schemes
Freestyling dumb
On your trampoline
You laughed so hard
You could barely breathe
You said, “Boy, you’ll go
Where the maps run out
Just don’t forget
What you’re all about”
Now my name’s lit up
In a bar downtown
But it don’t hit the same
When you’re not around
[Chorus]
‘Cause it’s you and me, 1999
Windows down, screaming every line
Heartbreak hadn’t learned my name yet
We were too young to feel regrets
Yeah, the world felt small, but it felt just right
Summer on repeat in the dashboard light
If I could I’d rewind that time
You and me, you and me, 1999
[Bridge]
Yeah, I rap on stages
Sing my pain
But I’m still that kid
In the August rain
With a burnt CD
And a cracked-up phone
Trying to call you back
On my walk home (yeah)
Every sold-out night
Every crowd that roars
I’m chasing that feeling
On your daddy’s porch
When the whole wide world
Was your brown eyes
And a plastic cup
Full of fireflies (woah)
[Chorus]
‘Cause it’s you and me, 1999
Windows down, screaming every line
Heartbreak hadn’t learned my name yet
We were too young to feel regrets
Yeah, the world felt small, but it felt just right
Summer on repeat in the dashboard light
If I could I’d rewind that time
You and me, you and me, 1999 (hey!)
[Outro]
Just you and me, 1999
Backroads playing back in my mind
If growing up means leaving that behind
Then I’m forever stuck
In 1999