Yeah, I met a girl pretty as her picture At a bonfire party graduation week Drink in my hand, spent all night dancin´ with her Started talking bands and burnt CDs
She played me her favorite song, "Sinners Like Me" And I ain´t been the same since the first time I heard the Chief
She was my Carolina, red bandana, Ray-Ban singin´ Oh, "Springsteen" "Young and Wild" that summer´s why "Love Your Love the Most" still sounds like Oh, eighteen Back then, these boots were almost new I was still learnin´ the words That Friday night, I was holdin´ onto her She took me to church
She took me to church
We´d park up on that hill behind the high school Crank it up and "Smoke a Little Smoke", huh Some memories you can´t leave behind you Like a five-hour drive to Houston rodeo to catch a show
She was my Carolina, red bandana, Ray-Ban singin´ Oh, "Springsteen" "Young and Wild" that summer´s why "Love Your Love the Most" still sounds like Oh, eighteen From "Jesus Does" to "Talladega" We sang every word She stole my heart, and I still got the shirt She took me to church
She took me to church
That summer came and went but those songs stuck around And I still catch a buzz when she smiles and cranks it loud
She was my Carolina, red bandana, Ray-Ban singin´ Oh, "Springsteen" "Young and Wild" that summer´s why "Livin´ Part of Life" still sounds like Oh, eighteen When I hear "How ´Bout You", I feel that July flame burn And every kiss still feels like the first She took me to church
She took me to church She took me to church, oh She took me to church