Intro
(Guitar Only)
Verse 1
At Sixteen I Thought Freedom Meant A Tank Of Gasoline,
A Set Of Car Keys And Nowhere To Be.
That Speedometer Shows It Goes One Hundred And Ten
Trust Me One Day You'll Want To "Remember Back When"
Might Be Tempting To Test It, But That Wouldn't Be Good
Turns Out Just ’Cause You Can Don’t Mean You Should.
Verse 2
In College I Learned Beer Comes 24 To A Case,
And You Can Stay Out All Night If You’re Willing To Waste
Half Of Saturday Morning Swearin’ Off Friday Night,
Learned A Little Moderation Makes The Next Day Feel Right.
You Can Have Another Round, And Yeah, It Might Taste Good,
But Just ’Cause You Can, Don’t Mean You Should.
Chorus
Just ’Cause You Can Don’t Mean You Should,
You Gotta Learn When It's Right And When It Ain't Good
There’s A Time To Hold Your Ground,
A Time To Take That Shot,
Wisdom’s Knowing What You Need
And That's Not Always What You Want.
Verse 3
I Learned Being Right Ain’t Worth Making Somebody Small,
And Having The Last Word Ain’t Winning Much At All.
You Can Say What’s On Your Mind, But That Don’t Make It Wise,
Sometimes Strength Is Being Silent And Swallowing Your Pride.
There'll Be Times You Want To Argue, Cuz You Feel Misunderstood
Yeah, Just ’Cause You Can, Don’t Mean You Should.
Verse 4
But As I Got Older, I Learned The Other Side To This Song
You Sit Back And Think About The Days Long Gone
That Dream Sitting On The Shelf Ain’t Gonna Chase Itself,
And That “Someday” You Keep Waiting For Ain’t Promised To No One Else.
Were You Scared To Fail, Did You Think You Couldn't?
Just ’Cause You Haven’t, Don’t Mean You Shouldn’t.
Verse 5
Sometimes We Pray For Something And We Don't Even See
Like When A Friend Gave Me A Phone Number When I Was Only 23
We Think We Know Better, And Yet The Answer's Right There
I Finally Called The Number And Found Out It Was The Answer To Prayer
Weeks Later I Went On That Blind Date, Can't Imagine If Didn't
Just Cuz You Haven't, Don't Mean You Shouldn't
Chorus
Just ’Cause You Can Don’t Mean You Should,
And Just ’Cause You Haven’t Don’t Mean You Shouldn’t.
There’s A Time To Walk Away,
A Time To Make Your Move,
A Little Self-Control,
A Little Something Left To Prove.
Some Fires Burn You Down, Some Light Up Where You’re Going—
Growing Up Is Mostly Learning Which Is Which Before You Know It.
Final Chorus
Just ’Cause You Can Don’t Mean You Should,
Gotta Know When Too Far Just Ain't Good
But Don't Let Fear Or Being Lazy, Keep You From Something That Could
Just ’Cause You Haven’t Don’t Mean You Shouldn't
Outro
(Guitar Only)
