16 Me

[Verse 1]

Sixteen me

Upstairs, picking on a cheap six-string

Learning chords to songs that I could sing

After football games

To the girl that I wanted wearing my class ring

[Verse 2]

Sixteen me

With a hundred thousand on that soft-top Jeep

Running 'round and 'round those small-town streets

Just living for the summer

Oh yeah, I can't help but wonder

[Chorus]

If sixteen me saw me today

He'd smile and know it's all okay

That he had a few kids and he caught a few dreams

And he did it all with the prettiest girl he'd ever seen

He'd see answered prayers that he used to pray

If sixteen me saw me today

[Post-Chorus]

(Sixteen me)

(Sixteen me)

[Verse 3]

Sixteen mе'd

Probably ask me for my old ID

I'd say enjoy it while thе rent is still free

And Mama's still young

And we both laugh about how far we've come

[Chorus]

If sixteen me saw me today

He'd smile and know it's all okay

That he had a few kids and he caught a few dreams

And he did it all with the prettiest girl he'd ever seen

He'd see answered prayers that he used to pray

If sixteen me saw me today

[Post-Chorus]

(Sixteen me)

Oh

(Sixteen me)

[Bridge]

I'd tell him find somebody, start a band

See the world while you can

Don't wait too long to put a ring on her hand

Making money can't buy time

And trust me, it flies by

Pretty soon, you'll be right where I am

[Chorus]

Where sixteen me feels so far away

And you don't yet, but it's worth the wait

When you have a few kids and you catch a few dreams

And you'd do it all with the prettiest girl you've ever seen

Yeah, you'd look around and say, "No way"

If you could see this crowd, these lights, this stage

He'd see answered prayers that he used to pray

If sixteen me saw me today

[Outro]

(Sixteen me)

(Sixteen me)

(If sixteen me saw me today)

(Sixteen me)