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 runnin' Daddy's old Winnebago Wing and prayer down 65 Five best friends on four bald tires I can still see Billy smilin' When we finally made it...to Chorus: Talledega, boys raise the Whiskey in your glass Here's to turn it up, slowin' down And cars that go real fast We were laughin' and livin' Drinkin' and wishin' And thinkin' as that checkered flag was wavin' Sure would like to stay in Talladega Like a stone, time rolls on You can't hit pause That's just the deal Most days in life don't stand out But life's about those days that will Like rockin' Randall, gettin' rowdy Shootin' roman candles At the man in the moon 'til the Alabama sun was breaking....over Repeat Chorus When the winds grow 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 Repeat Chorus Talladega, Talladega Talladega, Talladega