Released: April 3, 2020

Songwriter: Sam Hunt Zach Crowell Matt Jenkins Josh Osborne

Producer: Zach Crowell

[Verse 1]
She said we're only young once
The back of a Chevrolet, "Hey Now" on the radio
Ashes in the tray
You can only get drunk once
On this kind of naivety
Who knows how long we’re always gonna feel this way?

[Pre-Chorus]
Time goes by, and it'll dull the razor
And we don't know why
Let’s worry 'bout that later
'Cause if we never do nothin' else stupid
If we never do nothin' else stupid
At least we know someday
That we can look back and say
We were young once

[Chorus]
We were young once
We were gung-ho, singin' in the sun once
Backroads in the wild, on the run once
Cheap thrills, doing things in the wheat fields
We were young, we were young, we were young once
We were young once

[Verse 2]
She said, "Let's get a cheap hotel
And make out in the hall"
I'll cover up your mouth and play it cool if my parents call
Let’s get lost tonight
Before the world’s too small
Someday we're gonna know too much to know it all

[Pre-Chorus]
Time goes by, and it’ll dull the razor
And we don't know why
Let's worry 'bout that later
’Cause if we never do nothin' else stupid
If we never do nothin' else stupid
At least we know someday
We can look back and say
We were young once

[Chorus]
We were young once
We were gung-ho, singin' in the sun once
Backroads in the wild, on the run once
Cheap thrills, doing things in the wheat fields
We were young, we were young, we were young once
We were young, we were young, we were young once
We were young, we were young, we were young once

[Bridge]
We were young once
We were young once

[Chorus]
We were young once
We were gung-ho, singin' in the sun once
Backroads in the wild, on the run once
Cheap thrills, doing things in the wheat fields
We were young, we were young, we were young once
We were young, we were young, we were young once
We were young, we were young, we were young once
We were gung-ho, singin' in the sun once
Backroads in the wild, on the run once
Cheap thrills, doing things in the wheat fields
We were young, we were young, we were young once
We were young, we were young, we were young once

Sam Hunt

Sam Lawry Hunt was born in Cedartown, Georgia on December 8, 1984 to insurance agent Allen Hunt and teacher Joan Hunt. He is the eldest of three boys. The 6'4" Hunt attended Cedartown High School, Middle Tennessee State University and spent two years at UAB where he majored in philosophy and graduated with a business degree in economics.

Sam is a country music singer, songwriter, and former college football player. His songwriting career took off when he co-wrote the successful single Come Over by Kenny Chesney. His 15-song mixtape was released for free on his website in October 2013. In 2014, he co-wrote Cop Car by Keith Urban and We Are Tonight by Billy Currington, and released his first EP, X2C, which hit 36 on the Billboard 200.

Later in 2014, he released his debut single, “Leave The Night On”. It was a massive success, hitting number one on Billboard’s Country Airplay and was certified platinum a month after its release. His debut album, Montevallo, hit number three on the Billboard 200 and number one on Hot Country Albums. Other songs he is known for “Take Your Time” and “House Party”.