[Verse 1: Eric Church]
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 a prayer down 65
Five best friends on four bald tires
I can still see Billy smilin'
When we finally made it

[Chorus: Eric Church]
To Talladega
Boys raise the
Whiskey in your glass
Here’s to turnin' 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

[Verse 2: Eric Church]
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 breakin'
[Chorus: Eric Church]
Over Talladega
Boys raise the
Whiskey in your glass
Here’s to turnin' 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

[Bridge: Eric Church]
When the wind grows 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

[Chorus: Eric Church & Audience]
Tonight, I’m in Talla-
Talladega
Boys raise the
Whiskey in your glass
Here’s to turnin' 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
Talladega
[Instrumental Outro]