It was the summer before
the real world started and
the deal was
we would get to go if we
Cleaned it up
and got it running
daddy's old Winnebago and a
Wing and a prayer
down sixty-five
Five best friends
on four bald tires
I can still see Billy smiling
when we finally made it
To Talladega
boys raised up
the whiskey in your glass
Here's to turning up
slowing down
and cars that go real fast
We were laughing and living
drinking and wishing
and thinking as that
checkered flag was waving
Sure would like to stay
in Talladega
Like a storm time rolls on
you can't hit pause
as we just did
Most days in life
don't stand out
But life's about those days
that will like
Rocking rando
getting rowdy
Shooting roman candles
at the man in the moon
'Till the Alabama
sun was breaking
Over Talladega
boys raised up
the whiskey in your glass
Here's to turning up
slowing down
and cars that go real fast
We were laughing and living
drinking and wishing
and thinking as that
checkered flag was waving
Sure would like to stay
in Talladega
Talladega
When the winds go cold
and it blows October
I think about us
shoulder to shoulder
Like those cars my thoughts
roll over and over and over
in my mind
Tonight I'm in Talladega
boys raised up
the whiskey in your glass
Here's to turning up
slowing down
and cars that go real fast
We were laughing and living
drinking and wishing
and thinking as that
checkered flag was waving
Sure would like to stay
in Talladega
Talladega
Talladega
