It felt like a week ago,
That we first met at the rodeo,
You were showing off your new guitar
While I’m watching from the bar.
You tipped your hat and caught my eye,
We talked underneath that Texas sky.
I thought that night was where it’d start,
Never knew you’d leave with my heart.
First day, first look, first song,
I really thought you’d be mine all along.
You held my hand underneath the fairground lights,
Said you’d never leave me, said we'd be alright.
Now I drive past that old rodeo,
And wonder if you ever miss me though.
Funny how forever turned to yesterday,
And I’d give anything to go back to our first day.
I still remember your old blue jeans,
Dust on your boots, that crooked smile I’d seen.
Your guitar case sitting by the door,
Now I don’t see you there anymore.
Mama says some things just fade with time,
But she never knew how you still cross my mind.
Every country song on the radio
Feels like another place we used to know.
First day, first look, first song,
I really thought you’d be mine all along.
Now there’s an empty seat where you used to be,
And every sunset brings you back to me.
The rodeo lights still shine the same,
But nothing feels right since you walked away.
Maybe someday I’ll be okay,
But tonight I’m still stuck on our first day.
And if I ever see you down that road,
I’ll keep on driving, even if it hurts to go.
'Cause some memories you can't make disappear,
You just learn to carry them year after year.
So here’s to the boy with the old guitar,
And the girl who loved him from the bar.
We may be strangers now, but I’ll always say—
You were my favorite mistake…
And my hardest first day.