I lived in halls easy when I was young and bulletproof
I had no chance to buy me just a guitar and a roof
I emptied every bottle and I poured and never missed
I had bloodshot eyes at twenty-five or was it twenty-six?
It didn't seem to matter what price I had to pay
There's anything worth having
I'm just losing
Friends were ready to buy me
They'd ask if I was sick
Thought I wouldn't die at twenty-five
Or was it twenty-six?
Those two years run together like whiskey over ice
They'll turn into night
They'll turn and red like somebody else's life
I'm glad to say I've come around
But if I could have one wish
And like another try
Twenty-five or was it twenty-six?
The birds always come

I met a girl from Georgia
A smart and pretty college grad
I thought my love was changing
But then it all went bad
I guess I fell in love with her
All it took was just one kiss
But then she said goodbye at 25, I was at 26
Those two years run together like whiskey over ice
They'll turn into memories like somebody else's life
I'm glad to say I've come around, but if I could have one wish
Like another try at 25, I was at 26
I've been down that road before, almost as far as hell
Deception or redemption, I guess all the time will tell
I have faith in the knowledge that God gave us a gift
I couldn't hide at 25, I was at 26
Those two years run together like whiskey over ice
They'll turn into memories like somebody else's life
I'm glad to say I've come around, but if I could have one wish
Like another try at 25
I was at 26
I've been down that road before, almost as far as hell