From the recording The Good Ol' Days
Lyrics
[VERSE 1]
I was raised on Jodeci, slow grooves on a Sunday night
But Texas hit me different when the Army changed my life
Bought a Stetson ‘fore I earned it, boots before the dust
Wranglers stiff and starched up, trying hard to look like us
Wade Hayes on the speakers while we’re getting dressed to go
“Old Enough to Know Better” in a duplex down in Killeen, you know
[CHORUS]
That’s Texas country—
Where a broke young soldier spends his last dollar on a beer
Just to two‑step with a woman in Ropers and a smile he’ll never forget
Neon humming, sawdust swirling, hearts beating wild and free
Yeah, that’s Texas country—
And it’s still living somewhere deep inside of me
[VERSE 2]
We weren’t thinking ‘bout tomorrow, hell, we barely planned the night
Just a barroom full of strangers who felt like home under the lights
Boots sliding across the floorboards, her hand warm inside my own
Didn’t know her name ‘til midnight, didn’t want to dance alone
And looking back I should’ve slowed down, talked to one or two for real
But youth is blind to futures when the moment’s all you feel
[BRIDGE]
Now I’m older, and the years don’t stretch as far as they used to do
But sometimes when a fiddle hits, I swear I’m twenty‑two
Back in a bar off Highway one-ninety, boots dusty, heart unscarred
Laughing with the boys, pretending life was never gonna hit us hard
FINAL CHORUS]
That’s Texas country—
Where a broke young soldier spends his last dollar on a beer
Just to two‑step with a woman in Ropers and a smile he’ll never forget
Neon humming, sawdust swirling, hearts beating wild and free
Yeah, that’s Texas country—
And no matter where I go, it’s still the best part of me