[intro]
[Verse 1]
Started out barefoot on a riverbank
Hand‑me‑down rod and an old tin coffee cup.
Sunburned nose
Worms on my hands
daddy laughing
Saying “this kind of life turns you into a man”
blood on my knuckles from fighting the boys next door
Mama yelling “boys
you better quit that now or else you’re grounded all holidays.
if she only knew how much I loved throwing my hands around
[Chorus]
It was fishin’ at dawn
Swimmin’ by noon
I had a busted lip brushed up eyes
all with a story to tell
I never hooked many fish but
I loved every minute that this life
Wouldn’t take back a scar
Not a single hit
From a wild little boy to the man I’ am
I’d do it all again
Every round
Every run
[Verse 2]
High school days were the best days of my life
Chasin’ that bell
Chasin’ that fight
Black eye
Split brow
Grin full of pride
Shaking hands after we’d gone toe‑to‑toe
Weekend mornings
Same old creek
golden perch and a cold drink
Arguin’ over who caught the best
Turnin’ every cast into a contest
[Chorus]
Yeah
Fishin’ at dawn
Swimmin by noon
Blood on my lip
Scales ion bank
Every bruise and busted lip
Every hook and tightened fist
I loved every minute that this life ever did
Wouldn’t take back a scar
Not a single hit
From a wild little boy to the man I’ve become
I’d do it all again
Every round
Every run
[Bridge]
Some men pray for a smoother road
I thank God for the rocks I rode (oh yeah)
’Cause every hard fight
Every hard‑won day
Put a little more steel in the words I say
[Chorus]
So here’s to fishin’ at dawn
Swingin’ by noon
Mud on my boots
That same old tune
Every bruise and busted lip
Every hook and tightened fist
I loved every minute that this life ever did
Wouldn’t trade one second of this rough‑cut script
From a wild little boy to the man standin’ here
I’d do it all again
Year after year
[outro]
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