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 me'd
Probably ask me for my old ID
I'd say enjoy it while the 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)