Lines I Love: That's Where I Grew Up by Kenny Chesney

There’s still marks on the pantry door of that little house
Where Mama used to measure us.
I’m proud to say, that’s my home where I was raised.
But that ain’t where I grew up.

See I gained a little on Father Time
The summer my Grand Daddy died
The first time I saw Mama cry, man that sure was tough.
Felt like I put on a few years
Watchin’ Dad wipe away her tears.
In my little coat and tie standin’ in that cemetery mud,
That’s where I grew up.


Senior year, a case of beer out on the river bank
Getting’ a head start on twenty-one.
That’s the place that made me feel just like a man.
But that ain’t where I grew up.

See I gained a little on Father Time
The night I crossed that center line
I bet I rolled a dozen times.
Next thing I knew I was wakin up, upside down, prayin’ God just get me out.
Then I hit my knees beside what was left of my truck,
That’s where I grew up.

You learn as you go.
That’s how you grow.

See I gained a little on Father Time
When me and her had our first big fight.
I said some things, I made her cry.
She packed all her stuff.
The boy in me said ‘Let her go.’
The man in me said ‘Pull her close.’
It was time to find out which one I was,
Standin’ in the doorway, holdin’ on to love.
That’s where I grew up.

Art of Living

"All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on."
--Havelock Ellis

"It's time to let go of the people, the things and the circumstances that are holding you back from being who you want to be."
--gira(ph)

Focus

"Success depends on getting good at saying no without feeling guilty. You cannot get ahead with your own goals if you are always saying yes to someone else's projects. You can only get ahead with your lifestyle if you are focused on the things that will produce that lifestyle."
--Jack Canfield

Intuition

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma--which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
--Steve Jobs

Plans

"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood...Make big plans, aim high in hope and work."
--Daniel H. Burnham

Own It

"Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it."
--Oprah

Meant to Be

"Because sometimes, you have to step outside the person you've been and remember the person you were meant to be. The person you wanted to be, the person you are."
--Marvin 'Mouth' McFadden, One Tree Hill

A Difference

"At the end of your life, you're going to want to know that you made some kind of difference."
--Susan Sarandon

Anger

"Anger is the feeling that makes your mouth work faster than your mind."
--Evan Esar

Heroes

"Our heroes are people and people are flawed. Don't let that taint the thing you love."
--Randy K. Milholland

Sense of Humor

" A sense of humor...is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some needed laughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp on life."
--Hugh Sidney

Faults of Others

"It requires less character to discover the faults of others than to tolerate them."
--J. Petit Senn

Tolerance

"Help us to make choices on the side of love, not hate; on the side of inclusion, not exclusion; tolerance, not intolerance...help us to hold on to the spirit of fellowship and the oneness of our family."
--Reverend Lowery, Inaugural Benediction for President Obama