Lyrics: Octavio Herrera/Nick Ruth/Sean Van Vleet
Music: Octavio Herrera/Nick Ruth/Sean Van Vleet
Mama never told me there'd be nights like this
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Papa never told me I'd be broke as shit
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
But grandma always told me, "Keep your head up, boy
Life isn't a toy, it's all about your choices"
Voices drowning out the noises
Howling in the city, always trying to destroy this
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah...
Grandpa puffing on a new cigar
While I keep strumming on his old guitar
Hoping that it takes me pretty far
Wanna go places that I can't go in my car
I wanna be a star, want my shit to play in bars
And kids to say, "Damn, he's got bars"
Flow out of this world like it's Mars
Swing into the chorus like I'm Tarzan
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Mama never told me there'd be nights like this
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Papa never told me I'd be broke as shit
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Mama never told me there'd be nights like this
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Nights like this, oh
Never thought about it back when I was a kid
I used to hide all of my money in my socks, I did
Until I wrote my first hit, I pray to God you never hear it
At the time, I was the only one who needed to believe it
I swear, when I get there
All my goddamn problems would've disappeared
But I'm right here at the entrance
Looked better from a distance, oh man
I'm boutta swing into the chorus like I'm Tarzan
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Mama never told me there'd be nights like this
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Papa never told me I'd be broke as shit
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Mama never told me there'd be nights like this
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Nights like this, oh
Mama never told me there'd be nights like this