Growing Up Like That - Rodney Atkins

I was 12 years old with some bolts and a wrench, a piece of plywood that was

¾ inch

And daddy said son once your chores are done I’ll give you one of them girls

old barn poles

I went out in the pasture with no cow patties, got some post hole diggers and I

got after it

Had some sun on my back and a blister on my hand, but man I had myself a goal

I dribbled that ball till the grass was gone but the ground was brown and flat

And me and Daddy played horse and the cows all «mooed» and we laughed

I was lucky and I didn’t even know it growing up like that

I learned the birds and the bee’s from the cats and the dogs

And a frog starts out as a gollywog

The best blackberry cobbler is made from scratch

And worth every one you get from the briar patch

I found out firewood will warm you twice

Once when you cut it and once when you light it

And I can’t help but smile when I look back

Cause I was lucky and I didn’t even know it growing up like that

There was an old wooden barrel 'hind my grandpa’s house where we threw our

tater peels and coffee grounds

Say you want to catch catfish as long as your arm, son you gotta have a night

crawler farm

Well we’d sit on the dock and share a bottle of pop and catch a few and then

head on back

Me and Daddy clean fish while the cats «meowed» and we laughed

I was lucky and I didn’t even know it growing up like that

You like good cold beer and picking guitar and you really don’t care about

being a star

You just do it cause you love it and love it cause you do it

Chuck cobs on the porch, till some buddies show up with some cold

Can I get an Amen growing up like that