There's still marks on the pantry door of that little house
Where Mama used to measure us
I'm proud to say that's my home where I was raised

But that ain't where I grew up

See, I gained a little on Father Time

The summer my Granddaddy died
The first time I saw Mama cry
Man, that sure was tough


Felt like I put on a few years
Watching Daddy wipe her tears

In my little coat and tie standing in that cemetery mud
That's where I grew up


My senior year, a case of beer out on the river bank
Getting a head start on twenty one
That's the place that made me feel just like a man

But that ain't where I grew up

See I gained a little on Father Time

That night I crossed that center line
I bet I rolled a dozen times


Next thing I knew I was waking up upside down
Praying God just get me out
Then I hit my knees beside what was left of my truck

Hey, that's where I grew up

You learn as you go, that's how you grow


See, I gained a little on Father Time
When me and her, had our first big fight

I said some things, I made her cry
She packed all her stuff


The boy in me said let her go
But the man in me said pull her close
It was time to find out which one I was

Standing in a doorway holding on to love

That's where I grew up

Oh, that's where I grew up