Yeah, I met a girl pretty as her picture At a bonfire party graduation week Drink in my hand, spent all night dancin' with her Started talkin' bands and burnt CDs She played me her favorite song, "Sinners Like Me" And I ain't been the same since the first time I heard the Chief She was my Carolina, red bandana, Ray-Ban singin', oh, Springsteen "Young and Wild," that summer's why "Love Your Love the Most" still sounds like, oh, eighteen Back then these boots were almost new I was still learnin' the words That Friday night, I was holding on to her She took me to church She took me to church We'd park up on that hill behind the high school Crank it up and "Smoke a Little Smoke" Some memories you can't leave behind you Like a five-hour drive to Houston rodeo to catch a show She was my Carolina, red bandana, Ray-Ban singing, oh, Springsteen "Young and Wild," that summer's why "Love Your Love the Most" still sounds like, oh, eighteen From "Jesus Does" to "Talladega" We sang every word She stole my heart, and I still got the shirt She took me to church She took me to church That summer came and went but those songs stuck around And I still catch a buzz when she smiles and cranks it loud She was my Carolina, red bandana, Ray-Ban singin', oh, Springsteen "Young and Wild," that summer's why "Livin' Part of Life" still sounds like, oh, eighteen When I hear "How 'Bout You", I feel that July flame burn And every kiss still feels like the first She took me to church She took me to church She took me to church, oh She took me to church Yeah, I met a girl pretty as a picture