My dad said I was crazy 'cause the day that I turned eighteen Got a tattoo on my arm, kissed my mama, packed my car Yeah, I got my first cigarettes, grandpa loved those Marlboro Reds And I jumped off with both feet in I hit that interstate, headed straight for 24 The highway played my song, got to quit my second job That fire that's been burnin' deep inside my chest Says, "Let go, let God do the rest" I wanna live my whole life like I got one day left I wanna take every shot, every chance that I get Risk it all for a girl, let her crash my whole world Gonna wake up and then do it all again I wanna laugh like a cowboy chasin' that wind With my heart always open even if I don't win Yeah, when I look back, when it's all in the past I wanna say that I lived A life like that Some people might not like me, guess I never really cared Got thick skin and big dreams, so whatever gets me there My circle's gettin' smaller, must be doin' somethin' right 'Cause I've only got so much time I wanna live my whole life like I got one day left I wanna take every shot, every chance that I get Risk it all for a girl, let her crash my whole world Gonna wake up and then do it all again I wanna laugh like a cowboy chasin' that wind With my heart always open even if I don't win Yeah, when I look back, when it's all in the past I wanna say that I lived A life like that I wanna live my whole life like I got one day left Wanna take every shot, every chance that I get Risk it all for a girl, let her crash my whole world Gonna wake up and then do it all again I wanna laugh like a cowboy chasin' that wind With my heart always open even if I don't win Yeah, when I look back, when it's all in the past I wanna say that I lived A life like that A life like that I wanna say that I lived A life like that