Speed limits and stop signs

Speed Limits & Stop Signs

Verse 1

Friday night, that old Ford full of friends

Twenty bucks of gas, nowhere to be by ten

Dashboard glow and the windows rolled down

Chasing that FM signal out past town

We thought eighteen meant we had it all figured out

Funny what you know when you don’t know much about

Pre-Chorus

We had a full tank and all night

Never thought we’d run outta time

Chorus

Speed limits and stop signs never slowed us down

We were young, raising hell on the edge of town

Red lights, headlights, dust flying high

Whole world waiting on the other side

We were burning through forever like it wouldn’t run out

Didn’t know the best days were the ones we were living right now

Yeah, life goes by faster than you think sometimes

Like we did back then

Past speed limits and stop signs

Verse 2

Now that old Ford’s probably rusting somewhere

And half those boys got kids and thinning hair

Friday nights look a little different these days

Little league lights and bills to pay

But every now and then that same song comes on

And for three damn minutes, I’m eighteen again

Pre-Chorus

Back to a full tank and all night

Before we knew we’d run outta time

Chorus

Speed limits and stop signs never slowed us down

We were young, raising hell on the edge of town

Red lights, headlights, dust flying high

Whole world waiting on the other side

We were burning through forever like it wouldn’t run out

Didn’t know the best days were the ones we were living right now

Yeah, life goes by faster than you think sometimes

Like we did back then

Past speed limits and stop signs

Bridge

I’d give anything for one more ride

One more Friday, one more summer night

Tell those boys, “Don’t wish these days away”

‘Cause someday you’ll miss every mile you couldn’t wait to make

Final Chorus

Speed limits and stop signs never slowed us down

Just a bunch of young fools trying to get outta town

Now I’d turn that old Ford around if I could

Take every backroad twice like I probably should

‘Cause we were burning through forever, never looking behind

Turns out growing up’s just watching those taillights disappear with time

Yeah, life goes by faster than you think sometimes

Wish I could go back

Past speed limits and stop signs

Outro

Yeah, we thought we were going somewhere back then

Didn’t know we’d spend our whole lives

Trying to get back there again.