[Verse 1]
Chad’s got pigtails
Thrift-store summer dress
Boots kicked under
Last week’s pizza mess
Mama hollers
“Supper’s gettin’ cold!”
He says “One more level
Then I’ll mosey up, I’m on a roll” (woo)
[Chorus]
He’s a basement pasture boy
Rockin’ pink and denim joy
Got his headset on like a cowboy crown tonight
He’s ridin’ drops instead of steers
Sippin’ flat old root beer
Laughin’ at the world while the pixels shine so bright
Yeah, Chad’s doin’ fine
In that basement of his mind
[Verse 2]
He don’t need a barroom
Neon or a band
He’s got cartoon sunsets
Glowin’ on his hands
Friends all in the lobby
Talkin’ big, actin’ tough
But he’s just there gigglin’
‘Cause this silly life’s enough (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
He’s a basement pasture boy
Rockin’ pink and denim joy
Got his headset on like a cowboy crown tonight
He’s ridin’ drops instead of steers
Sippin’ flat old root beer
Laughin’ at the world while the pixels shine so bright
Yeah, Chad’s doin’ fine
In that basement of his mind
[Bridge]
Maybe someday
He’ll trade that old screen glow
For a front porch somewhere
Watchin’ fireflies float
But right now he’s happy
In lace and battle plans
Just a forty-year-old kid
Dancin’ with who he is, singin’
[Chorus]
He’s a basement pasture boy
Rockin’ pink and denim joy
Got his headset on like a cowboy crown tonight
He’s ridin’ drops instead of steers
Sippin’ flat old root beer
Laughin’ at the world while the pixels shine so bright
Yeah, Chad’s doin’ fine
In that basement of his mind