I Thought That's Who I Was Lyrics - Singles - Bobby Pinson

Me and Billy Joe Taylor joined each other at the hip 

I loved him like the brother I never had 

He was my go-to-guy on third and ten 

Made me look good at the quarterback 

Texas had a man in the stands the night we beat the panthers 

Said they had a spot for both of us that next fall 

We were ridin' high on pride, big time futures 

Small town paper said we had it all 

Up until the night me and Billy Joe drank way too much for Blue Buck Road 

'Born to be wild' on the radio, God, I still hate that song 

Both of us died there in that crash but I lived to wish I had that night back 

After that football didn't mean that much 

But until then, I thought that's who I was 

Daddy had a hardware store where hard work was his livin' 

Peddelin' the hammers that built this town 

I broke his heart that summer, I told him what I [incomprehensible] 

How to sell the nails by the pound 

Spent my last paycheck on an RC and a Greyhound 

A front seat to the world I'd never seen 

Got a job, got a girl, had some cash and world in my pocket 

Thought I'd found my place in the great machine 

Up until the night I got the call, mama said daddy didn't feel nothin' at all 

She broke down at the fellowship hall 

Said, baby, we need you here with us 

I told my boss she gives me the best 

I told my girl she wish we never met, but I don't regret what I gave up 

'Cause until then I thought that's who I was 

I drove straight through some twist and turns 

Went through some crash and burns 

Stumbled through some lessons learned with the weight on my shoulders 

Went around the world to find the girl God had in mind 

Gave me a better love than the one I scratched up 

But until then I thought that's who I was 

But that ain't who I was