Lyrics of Twenty-one

When i was only seventeen, couldn't wait for twenty one
I'd hang around on clayton street in the bars there gettin' drunk
A baseball cap and a fake id would get me in the clubs
Then i would dance with the college girls and lie about who i was
I'd say "i'm pre-med. here at uga, live on milledge avenue.
I was raised over in buckhead, i drive a bmw."

I was breakin' hearts and takin' names and numbers just for fun.
Stealin' kisses wishin' i was twenty one.

When thursdays came and pocket change would quickly disappear
Upstairs at lowry's tavern, we'd pay a nickel for every beer
Shootin' pool, smokin' cigarettes with a dizzy head and a grin
Four a.m. on a school night, still hangin' out with my friends
One hour's sleep on a dirty couch, no shower, off to school
Smellin' just like a brewery with a bad hangover too

The teachers all would hassle me: "stay awake, pay attention"
I was catchin' hell, wishin' i was twenty one.

The youngest one of all my friends, i didn't act my age
Too cool for the football games and the homecoming parades

Now i look back and i have to smile, cause boy it was fun
Bein' seventeen, wishin' i was twenty one

Now i'm only twenty six, feelin' more like fourty three
My hairline's disappearing, and i never get id'd
My clothes are out of fashion, no i'm not cool anymore
In the bed by ten o'clock each night, and up at half-past four
Still i go down to that college town when the bulldogs play at home
I drink keg beer from a trash can til the whole damn thing is gone

Then i look at all those college girls so innocent and young
And i just check 'em out, and say "damn... i wish i was twenty one"