Lyrics:

Well, the first time that I went out on my own
I was a young man, almost 17 right down to the day
Well, I packed up all my things, grabbed my bag and kissed my mother
And I told her that I'd be back someday

So I jumped into the back of an eighteen-wheeler headed north
Destination, didn't even ask
With the wisdom that my father gave me ringing in my head so clearly
'Son, this world's gonna kick you in the ass'

I wanna go there, and I'm not scared
Our time's just begun, oh yeah
Life goes by so damn quickly for me
Want to have some fun

Now looking back on all the days gone by, I sit and wonder
What it would be like if I'd never went away?
Would I see the world the way I do, the memories that brought me to
This place that I now call my home today

I wanna go there, and I'm not scared
Our time's just begun, oh yeah
Life goes by so damn quickly for me
Want to have some fun
Life goes by so damn quickly for me
Want to have some fun

So beat my head (beat my head)
When I feel the whole world falls apart
In the end I'll be alright

Well, the first time that I went out on my own
I was a young man, almost 17 right down to the day
Well, I packed up all my things, grabbed my bag and kissed my mother
And I told her that I'd be back someday

I wanna go there, and I'm not scared
Our time's just begun, oh yeah
Life goes by so damn quickly for me
Want to have some fun

Life goes by so damn quickly for me
Want to have some fun