[Verse 1]
My truck's parked crooked in the field
Mud on the tires, moon on the windshield
Pretty blonde laughs with her boots kicked off
Cold beer sweating in a red Solo cup
We got the fire cracklin' by the fence
Little backroad night, no need to convince
[Pre-Chorus]
And she leans in close, says "stay a while"
I’m grinnin' like hell, can't help but smile
Then my phone lights up on the dash
Momma calling, asking how it all turned back
[Chorus]
Tailgate bonfire, raise it up high
Beer in the air, stars in the sky
Momma says, "boy, you sure sound free"
North Carolina runs through me
Tailgate bonfire, blonde in my arms
Good old days glowin' out on the farm
If this is the life I was born to find
I’m all in, all night (all night)
[Verse 2]
Momma said, "remember that red clay road?"
"Where we learned to work and where we learned to hope"
I told her, "yeah, I still see that creek"
"Still hear your voice on a Sunday week"
She laughed and said, "keep that heart held tight"
"Some things old school still feel right"
[Pre-Chorus]
So I tipped my cap to the screen glow
Said, "Momma, this here’s the best place I know"
With that blonde girl dancing in the flame
And your old stories still callin' my name
[Chorus]
Tailgate bonfire, raise it up high
Beer in the air, stars in the sky
Momma says, "boy, you sure sound free"
North Carolina runs through me
Tailgate bonfire, blonde in my arms
Good old days glowin' out on the farm
If this is the life I was born to find
I’m all in, all night (all night)
[Bridge]
Yeah, I can hear that porch screen slam
See the dust rise off that old land
Momma's voice and a sweet kiss slow
Two-lane memories where the wild things go
[Final Chorus]
Tailgate bonfire, raise it up high
Beer in the air, stars in the sky
Momma says, "boy, you sure sound free"
North Carolina runs through me
Tailgate bonfire, blonde in my arms
Good old days glowin' out on the farm
If this is the life I was born to find
I’m all in, all night (all night)