Reckless (Still Growin' Up)

I spent a summer down south
Working for the county, trying to save for school
I blew it all like a damn fool on women and beer
I didn’t have the grades
But I had myself a major league fastball
Got a call from the minor leagues in Wichita
And blew out my arm the first year, haha yeah
Well, I took a good look at my life
And decided I’d make a change
Booked me a flight on an airplane
I was third world Peace Corps bound
But I met me a stewardess waiting right there
In the airport bar, before I knew it I was in her car
And never turned around
Well, maybe I’m reckless, maybe bad luck
Hell, maybe I’m way too much about having fun
I’ll send you a postcard, send me your love
Just don’t give up on me yet, I’m still growing up
I went to work for my uncle on the coast
At a club called the Hot Spot
We took our breaks on the boat docks
And I got fired for smoking pot
With the beach right there
I guess surfing was the logical next move
But I got mouthy with the wrong dude
And got my damn jaw tattooed
Well, maybe I’m reckless, maybe bad luck
Hell maybe I’m way too much about having fun
I’ll send you a postcard, send me your love
Just don’t give up on me yet, I’m still growing up
All right
I bought an old guitar
With cash from a good hand of blackjack
Learned a few chords from a fat-back
Hairy man named Pete
I got a local gig on the weekends
In some old honky-tonk
Singing two hours of nothing but Cash songs
And I could always drink for free
And some so-called big-wig producer man
Started sniffing around
He told me he liked my sound
But there was something holding me back
He said a rhinestone suit and a cowboy hat outta do the trick
I told him I had something he could stick, way on up his ass
Well, maybe I’m reckless, maybe bad luck
Hell maybe I’m way too much about having fun
I’ll send you a postcard, send me your love
Just don’t give up on me yet, I’m still growing up
I’ll send you a postcard, send me your love
Just don’t give up on me yet, I’m still growing up
All right
But don’t give up on me yet
I know I might take a little time
But I’m gonna come around
I just feel like I’ve still got a few things
I gotta get out of my system