Verse
They painted over that red dirt road
I guess they covered up all them hoes
But the dust don’t fly
The wheels don’t ride like the real thing
They shut down that counter kitchen
They used to make it momma’s fixins
But the fast food chain just don’t taste like the real thing
Chorus
When you’ve had the real thing
It ain’t just tied with the old and you’re out the new way
Yeah it gets inside your soul, man it’s too late
It’s like fallin’ out of love with someone
It’s easier said than done
When you’ve had the real thing
Verse
It’s like daddy and his vinyl records
I used to think that my sound was better
Till he sat me down
And dropped that needle on the real thing
Chorus
But when you’ve had the real thing
It ain’t just tied with the old and you’re out the new way
Yeah it gets inside your soul, man it’s too late
It’s like fallin’ out of love with someone
It’s easier said than done
When you’ve had the real thing
Bridge
Time keeps movin’ on and there’s no stoppin’ there
Sometimes a memory’s the only way to go back
Sometimes you can’t go back
I’m in and out of these downtown bars
I’m tryin’ to cover up a broken heart
But the love I’m makin’
Just don’t feel like the real thing
Chorus
Cuz when you’ve had the real thing
It ain’t just tied with the old and you’re out the new way
Yeah it gets inside your soul, man it’s too late
It’s like fallin’ out of love with someone
It’s easier said than done
When you’ve had the real thing
When you’ve had the real thing
Woah yeah
It’s like fallin’ out of love with someone
It’s easier said than done
When you’ve had the real thing yeah
They painted over that red dirt road
