well the first time that i went out on my own i was a young man almost 17 right down to the day well i packed up all my things grabbed my bag and kissed my mother and i told her that i d be back someday so i jumped into the back of an eighteen wheeler headed north destination did not even ask with the wisdom that my father gave me ringing in my head so clearly son this world s gonna kick you in the ass i wanna go there and i m not scared our time s just begun oh yeah life goes by so damn quickly for me wantin some fun now looking back on all the days gone by i sit and wonder what it would be like if i d never went away would i see the world the way i do the memories that brought me to this place that i now call my home today i wanna go there and i m not scared our time s just begun oh yeah life goes by so damn quickly for me wantin some fun life goes by so damn quickly for me wantin some fun so beat my head when i feel the whole world falls apart in the end i ll be alright well the first time that i went out on my own i was a young man almost 17 right down to the day well i packed up all my things grabbed my bag and kissed my mother and i told her that i d be back someday 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