well the first that i went out on my own
  i was a young man almost seventeen right down to the day
  well i packed up all my things
  i grabbed my bag and kissed my mother
  and i told her that i'd be back some day
    so i jumped into the back of an 18-wheeler
  and ignored destination
  did not even ask
  with the wisdom that my father gave me
  ringin in my head so clearly
  "son, this world's gonna kick you in the ass"
    [CHORUS]
  i wanna go there
  and i'm not scared
  our time's just begun, oh yeah
  life goes by so damn quickly for me
  wanna have some fun
    now lookin back on the all the days gone by
  i said "i wonder what it would be like if i'd never went away"
  well i see the world the way i do
  the memories that brought me to
  this place that i now call my home today
    [CHORUS]
  i wanna go there
  and i'm not scared
  our time's just begun, oh yeah
  life goes by so damn quickly for me
  wanna have some fun
  life goes by so damn quickly for me
  wanna have some fun
    so ?? in my head ??
  when i feel my whole world falls apart
  in the end i'll be alright, alright yeah yeah