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 and eighteen-wheeler head 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"      Chorus:   I wanna go there and I'm not scared   Our time's just begun, oh yeah   Life goes by so damn quickly for me   Wanna 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      (chorus)       Life goes by so damn quickly for me   Wanna 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       (chorus)      Life goes by so damn quickly for me   Wanna have some fun