She said, California's a tear fell down her cheek
Small town Missouri, this ain't the life for me
Waved goodbye to Mom and Dad and all their friends
And that 97 Mustang that we both lost dead in
I can't recall the day I'd finally had enough
Of chasing my father's dream instead of growing up
I turned in that uniform before I ever played a game
With a junior college scholarship and a white trash town upstate
You never know which way the road is gonna go without a bend
And all I know is what I'd give today to feel that way again
Yeah
I've made the most of no degree here selling cars
On the west side of St. Louis where most of the rich folks are
From time to time I hear about some star you met
And just how close you've come but haven't made it yet
Gets me thinking about the way it was and all we could have been
Wondering if you ever wish that you could feel that way again
Oh, feel that way again
Yeah
You never know which way the road is gonna go without a bend
And all I know is what I'd give today to feel that way again
I cannot lie, sometimes when I come back to town
I head out to the river and roll the windows down
Listen to that Mississippi running through the night
It'll wash away the years and bring you back here by my side
It'll wash away the years
And bring you back here by my side
Yeah
Feel that way again
Yeah
Feel that way again