Startin' Young

Startin' young
Whoa, I wish I woulda got a whiskey bottle
And cracked it open the day I met you
Ribbon blowin' thru your hair
If I'da just run
Whoa, I probably woulda started smokin' cigarettes
Under the bridge after school
Like a rebel kid on double dare

But I didn't 'cause I loved you and your ways
The damage was done after that first taste

If I'da been a little older, I coulda handled you better
The spell you put on me never went away
You in my blue jean jacket, all wrapped up in forever
Still in my bones right now
Just like a habit I can't put down
Sure is tough when you start young

Startin' young
Whoa, I wish I woulda called it quits that night
When we fought after the game
Yeah, I coulda just walked away
But I held on
'Til what we had together was more than a fling
Coulda stopped myself from gettin' in too deep

But I didn't 'cause I loved you and your ways
The damage was done after that first taste

If I'da been a little older, I coulda handled you better
The spell you put on me never went away
You in my blue jean jacket, all wrapped up in forever
Still in my bones right now
Just like a habit I can't put down
Sure is tough when you start young

Sometimes I wonder if it's you or is it just 16
When the thought of you runs through my mind
Either way I think

If I'da been a little older, I coulda handled you better
The spell you put on me never went away
You in my blue jean jacket, all wrapped up in forever
Still in my bones right now
Just like a habit I can't put down
Sure is tough when you start young
When you start young

Oh, when you start young, it goes by fast
You can't look back, no