Before I'm Out There (Nashville Version)

Everybody keeps on talking about
Where they're gonna go when they get out
Four years later, leaving town
They'll graduate and settle down

Tell me what happened to football games
No expectations or bills to pay
I wanna go back to young and free
This growing up is killing me

But before I say goodbye to high school
There's some things I need to know
That they don't teach you

Like how do I know a good price for gas
How to fix a tire when I get a flat
How to change a light bulb, shake a hand
When to back down or take a stand

When I feel like breaking, falling apart
How do I heal this ole heart
When I get scared late at night
How do I know I'm gonna be alright
Somebody teach me what I need to know
Before I'm out there in this big ole world alone

All the time I spent wishing that
I didn't have to go to class
Oh I never thought there'd be a day
I'd miss walking through those hallways

Crowded lunch rooms, sweaty gyms
Under the bleachers kissing him
Even though we both knew that it'd never last
No we didn't care what happened after that

So before I say goodbye to high school
There's some things I need to know
That they don't teach you

Like how do I know a good price for gas
How to fix a tire when I get a flat
How to change a light bulb, shake a hand
When to back down or take a stand

When I feel like breaking, falling apart
How do I heal this ole heart
When I get scared late at night
How do I know I'm gonna be alright
Somebody teach me what I need to know
Before I'm out there in this big ole world alone

In this big ole world alone

Cause one day when I stop for gas
I know I'm gonna miss everything I had
Gonna miss mom and dad without a doubt
But I know their happy how their little girl turned out

And one day when I'm falling too hard
And somebody comes along and breaks my heart
Even if I'm crying all night
I know deep down everything's alright
Cause somebody taught me all I need to know
And maybe one day when I have kids of my own
I'll say that you're never out there in this big ole world alone

Never alone



Credits
Writer(s): Maggie Baugh, Alyssa Coon
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