Sometimes I forget that it's there
Till somebody asks me,
"Where did you get it and what the hell were you thinking?"
"Oh you must've been drinking."
And I know it don't look like much,
And I need it retouched
Cus the ink's all sun struck and faded
But I wouldn't trade it
When I think of my first tattoo
I think about you and being 18
And carving our names in an old Oak tree
Just teenage dreaming in the backseat
Sneaking out in the middle of the night
High beam headlights in Daddy's muscle car
And wishing for forever on a falling star
And that first time you let it go too far
When I think of that first tattoo
Yeah I think of you
When I think of that first tattoo
Yeah I think of you
Yeah that cross on my back is there for Grandad
And I know he's upstairs with the big man
But damn do I miss him
I'm just reminiscing
This one here on my chest
Was a spring break bet
In some gulf shore town right outside of Panama City
Cost me a buck fifty
When I think of my first tattoo
I think about you and being 18
And carving our names in an old Oak tree
Just teenage dreaming in the backseat
Sneaking out in the middle of the night
High beam headlights in Daddy's muscle car
And wishing for forever on a falling star
And that first time you let it go too far
When I think of that first tattoo
Yeah I think of you
When I think of that first tattoo
Yeah I think of you
I got stories for days,
Wouldn't take back mistakes,
Yeah I could go on and on
The ink might fade,
And the people might change
But the memories sure as hell don't
When I think of my first tattoo
I think about you and being 18
And carving our names in an old Oak tree
Just teenage dreaming in the backseat
Sneaking out in the middle of the night
High beam headlights in Daddy's muscle car
And wishing for forever on a falling star
And that first time you let it go too far
When I think of that first tattoo
Yeah I think of you
When I think of that first tattoo
Yeah I think of you