Corey Smith - Twenty-One Lyrics






When I was only seventeen, couldn't wait for twenty one
I'd hang around on Clayton Street in the bars there gettin' drunk
A baseball cap and a fake ID would get me in the clubs
Then I would dance with the college girls and lie about who I was
I'd say "I'm pre-Med. here at UGA, live on Milledge Avenue.
I was raised over in Buckhead, I drive a BMW."

I was breakin' hearts and takin' names and numbers just for fun.
Stealin' kisses wishin' I was twenty one.

When Thursdays came and pocket change would quickly disappear
Upstairs at Lowry's Tavern, we'd pay a nickel for every beer
Shootin' pool, smokin' cigarettes with a dizzy head and a grin
Four A.M. on a school night, still hangin' out with my friends
One hour's sleep on a dirty couch, no shower, off to school
Smellin' just like a brewery with a bad hangover too

The teachers all would hassle me: "Stay awake, pay attention"
I was catchin' hell, wishin' I was twenty one.

The youngest one of all my friends, I didn't act my age
Too cool for the football games and the homecoming parades

Now I look back and I have to smile, cause boy it was fun
Bein' seventeen, wishin' I was twenty one

Now I'm only twenty six, feelin' more like fourty three
My hairline's disappearing, and I never get ID'd
My clothes are out of fashion, no I'm not cool anymore
In the bed by ten o'clock each night, and up at half-past four
Still I go down to that college town when the Bulldogs play at home
I drink keg beer from a trash can til the whole damn thing is gone

Then I look at all those college girls so innocent and young
And I just check 'em out, and say "Damn... I wish I was twenty one"





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  1. S.... D....

    Malak see you

  2. J.... M....

    Finally turned 21 and now this song hits different

  3. K.... 4....

    Like I was once told by my dad when I was 16-17 “ enjoy and live it up while you can, one day all of this will be just another memory”

  4. I.... L....

    Man this song has changed a lot. But it has changed with me so I’m right there with you.

  5. j.... ....

    Probably the worst song of the past 3 decades

  6. B.... F....

    Been jamming this song for over 10 years and still gets to me

  7. K.... 4....

    Brings back lots of memories of the ole high school days. Every Friday night after our game wed go ride back roads and drink and go to bonfires/parties and in the summer we did that just about every night. Especially the summer going into my senior year we only had a handful of sober nights and we’d be wishing we were 21. And now that we are ain’t much to it except you can buy beer.

  8. K.... 4....

    “My favorite conversations start with I remember when” I felt that

  9. M.... b....

    My friend interduced me to this song

  10. D.... W....

    I love his music. This song, fuck the po po, and maybe next year my top 3. #ContryMusicIsLife

  11. B.... J....

    21 WideHardo 21 WideHardo 21 WideHardo 21 WideHardo 21 WideHardo 21 WideHardo 21 WideHardo

  12. r.... p....

    This song has always given me goosebumps. Crazy this guy isn't mlre famous than he is. Beats the garbage they call music today.. that's for sure.

  13. p.... :....

    This sounds like me now😬

  14. R.... M....

    Killed it at Drift Jam

  15. j.... j....

    ive been listening to corey smith for like 8 years now i turn 24 in a few months and i actually feel this song more than ever now adays

  16. R.... A....

    Great song. I am a big fan.

  17. C.... O....

    My mom went to high school with this guy she was a senior when he was a freshman my mom use to hang out with them in the bar my mom told her he really did all this in high school lol falling asleep in class and stuff

  18. R.... G....

    Man! Why didn’t I come across this video at 21, I was that age for the longest. Now I’m 22 and miss it ever so much even though it’s only been a year.

  19. P.... C....

    My wife and I where lucky enough to see Corey play in Nashville whilst on holiday what a great live performance, this song sums up growing up and how life is going so fast, enjoy your youth while you can ....

  20. B.... S....

    envious of those who can relate to this song

  21. W.... C....

    This is really good. I’m only 15 but I can still somehow relate.

  22. B.... ....

    I remember seeing this show up on CMT when Corey first made this video and thinking he was finally getting his time to become huge. But never did... which sucks. I was 14 at the time, and I'm 22 now and just now gonna see him live in Green Bay in a couple weeks. Still love his music.

  23. B.... M....

    Found this when I turned 21 I will be 22 at the end of March preparing for Taylor Swift. 😂

    B.... M....

    For God sakes don't murder your ears 😂

  24. b.... ....

    31 wishing i was 21

  25. O.... ....

    Got denied from UGA 😂

  26. J.... L....

    44 and still wish I was damn 21

  27. m.... m....

    Oh sweet ATHENS!@ :) We went every Thursday night to Nickel night with our fAKE ID's and stumbling to freinds cars hoping that the police on their bicycles wouldn't harass as we would throw up formally the cheap liquor at Lowery's

  28. J.... L....

    Nowhere Bar!

  29. V.... M....

    I remember playin this song at party's in my truck when I was 19. I'm 30 now n I'd give anything to go back to them days

  30. D.... 1....

    Creepy....pop cuntry

  31. K.... W....

    this song puts a smile on my face every time i listen to it bc i remeber when me an my dad would ride around drinking beer an it would come on miss those days

  32. J.... L....

    Nowhere bar

  33. C.... R....

    Man this song just gets me down. Love it but it hits home so hard!

  34. M.... A....

    Go Dawgs

  35. D.... H....

    I was 25 when this came out and I was still relating to the 21 year olds. I’ll let you do the math, but I’m relating more and more to the middle class and middle aged and have nothing in common with a 21 year old anymore. It’s sad to look back and realize how much fun it was when I didn’t think anything of it at the time. Oh well. I suppose when I’m 50 I’ll be saying, damn. I wish I was 31.

  36. R.... N....

    Cory smith a strip tip

  37. D.... V....

    I can say this was me all the way back in the day. Still miss them days

  38. M.... H....

    Spotify just removed this and im pissed. Time to get rid of spotify

  39. M.... G....

    Was a teenager when I first heard this song now I'm 29 still a great song

  40. B.... r....

    Wer my hair

  41. C.... ....

    I’m 21 now (2018) I will be back in a few years

  42. H.... C....

    I wish I was 21

  43. M.... H....

    I remember listening to this as a teenager now married with 2 kids and working shift work at 26 it means a lot more

  44. K.... ....

    I don't understand why this song was remade. This sounds terrible.

  45. V.... &....

    December 31, 2017      NEW YEAR EVE!!!    Celebrated with Corey Smith at The House of Blues in Myrtle Beach South Carolina on Our Wedding Night December 31, 2017!"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”    “Where words leave off, music begins.”Thanks for making our first night as husband & wife a time to cherish!  Reggie & Veronica Soles  Whiteville, North Carolina

  46. F.... M....

    hey cor!! if you ever come down to the ftl this push a cue ball around and pretend that we're cool again. plus i need some more swag. its been a minute since ive seen you at harbor docks.

  47. K.... D....

    we are SEC champs!

  48. S.... F....

    How the heck is his hair getting thin if he is bald???????????????????????????

  49. h.... ....

    love corey smith

  50. m.... c....

    Hit the nail on the head with that one. nice job

  51. T.... S....

    You have got to come to Murphy Arts District in El Dorado Arkansas. .. save me a trip to Ruston. ..

  52. T.... S....

    You have got to come to Murphy Arts District in El Dorado Arkansas. .. save me a trip to Ruston. ..

  53. J.... M....

    i remember getting kicked out of o Malleys for smokin a joint out on the deck over the water.

  54. P.... R....

    Wow 21 now and listening to this 😁

  55. A.... A....

    this song brings back so many memories with my dad. god i miss him, he's still here just different.

  56. V.... V....

    I first heard this song when I turn 21

  57. D.... H....

    I can't wait till he comes to Hiawassee GA and plays

  58. M.... G....

    He forgot to sing about the crackhead bums that chase you all over Clayton St. And the murders on Washington St. Oh, also the abductions on Washington St. Athens is a great place y'all come visit ya here!?

    M.... G....

    Mitch G You definitely have the crackhead part right, can't go down any street without them on the corner asking for money.

  59. T.... H....

    I love this song it reminds me of myself and my life I have lived if to the fullest and this song makes me want to do it all again. love all your music. love ya Cory

  60. A.... D....

    Man this song brings back some memories haha. I turn 29 in a couple of months, and I will admit this song hits home.

  61. R.... D....

    great song

  62. M.... S....

    This song speaks the truth. I remember hearing this for the first time in 2007ish wishing I was 21. Now years past 21 it would be nice to go back before all the responsibility of life haha.

    Sidenote: why'd you change the lyrics. "Still I go down to that college town when the bulls dawgs play at home" "I drink keg beer from a trash can til the whole damn thing is gone"

  63. T.... G....

    Corey you're great man!

  64. C.... G....

    oglethorpe county in this bitch

  65. D.... B....

    HELL, I love Heather!!!

  66. J.... S....

    love these song the song it goes that to Randy Taylor and Gore

  67. j.... b....

    Staring at the losing side of 25... man I truly do wish I was still 21. Song hits me right in the feels every time.

    j.... b....

    johnny banana just turned 26, sobering isn't it :(

  68. B.... W....

    I'm 17 wishing I'm 21

    B.... W....

    Brianna Wheeler well you shouldn't saver it.. i listen to this when i was 17.. 28 now it just hella sad now.. lol i feel like him at the end now.. years fly by after 21. you got nothing to look forward to.

    B.... W....

    About to turn 24; I feel like I was 21 just yesterday.

    B.... W....

    Well it looks like you’re 18 now so what’s up, I’m Taylor.

    B.... W....

    Brianna Wheeler

    B.... W....

    Brianna Wheeler no you don't.. Trust me. Stay 17 forever in your mind.

  69. T.... T....

    God I'm 18 and this depresses me because I'm now living in the best time of my life and I don't want to be 21. I want to stay this age forever because I can last for days and I hate to think about how it's all going to end in a couple of years and it's all going to fly by so damn quick.

    T.... T....

    Trey Tuck Well, now you’re 20, how is it?

  70. F.... G....

    haha his tour bus is riding next to me xD coming outta San Diego

  71. J.... F....

    I dont understand why Corey Smith isnt a huge star. I usually cant stand this type of music, but Smith is phenomenal.

    J.... F....

    Kyle Donovan no his older music is really great its just he doesnt want to be a sell out thats why he does small venues and fairgrounds and produces all his stuff himself but his older stuff is just as good as this if you didnt know but this song is not the orginal he changed the last verse becuase people were getting mad at him so he remastered it and put it on his album the broken record

    J.... F....

    I just didn’t try hard enough, that’s why I’m not a superstar. John Mayer wishes he had half the talent I have, but he’s got twice the motivation. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    J.... F....

    Probably because he refuses to be someone he’s not

    J.... F....

    he wont conform to "country" standards and sell out

    J.... F....

    Corey Smith is my cousin

  72. H.... C....

    I live in Dahlonega georgia. everyone loves you here.

    H.... C....

    Heather Chandler True I live here to

    H.... C....

    Heather Chandler i been there once the day before I headed north bound on the AT :) cool little town

    H.... C....

    I was down there for a bit....at Hidden Lake Academy just off of Camp Wahsega Road. Beautiful country town...horrible school.

    H.... C....

    I owned a brick house at one time on Black Mountain Road

  73. S.... C....

    Mindcrft

  74. B.... C....

    makes me think of the good times im 21 wishing I was 17

  75. A.... T....

    thank you for this song #Coreysmith I'm 17 right now I can relate to this song.

  76. M.... P....

    In my 30 years of life I have never had an artist bring me to such a happy place in my mind that it brings me to tears. I have been following you for a long time now and I had the pleasure of seeing you in concert a long time ago at AU in Alabama. Hope to hear more from you brother!!

    M.... P....

    I got to see him perform in Sky Bar, many years ago. It was a fantastic night. So many good memories!

    M.... P....

    Mike Pritch amen brother

    M.... P....

    Exactly bro, takes me back to those great times and brings tears to my eyes as well lol I’m 30 wishing I was 21 lol

  77. D.... ....

    Got drunk in the 80s bar when my brother had his wedding at UGA Chapel..good times. GO DAWGS!! SIC EM! WOOF WOOF!

  78. S.... R....

    I wish I was twenty-one

  79. J.... P....

    Mamas drinking liquor again

  80. B.... P....

    needs to come back to the blind horse

  81. V.... M....

    Here’s to UGA. I might not like your fans, but Athens is the greatest college town in America.

  82. T.... O....

    feel old as fuck now.

  83. L.... L....

    For You Lil East ❤

  84. V.... ....

    Here are the lyrics...

    When I was only seventeen, couldn't wait for twenty one
    I'd hang around on Clayton Street in the bars there gettin' drunk
    A baseball cap and a fake ID would get me in the clubs
    Then I would dance with the college girls and lie about who I was
    I'd say "I'm pre-Med. here at UGA, live on Milledge Avenue.
    I was raised over in Buckhead, I drive a BMW."

    I was breakin' hearts and takin' names and numbers just for fun.
    Stealin' kisses wishin' I was twenty one.

    When Thursdays came and pocket change would quickly disappear
    Upstairs at Lowry's Tavern, we'd pay a nickel for every beer
    Shootin' pool, smokin' cigarettes with a dizzy head and a grin
    Four A.M. on a school night, still hangin' out with my friends
    One hour's sleep on a dirty couch, no shower, off to school
    Smellin' just like a brewery with a bad hangover too

    The teachers all would hassle me: "Stay awake, pay attention"
    I was catchin' hell, wishin' I was twenty one.

    The youngest one of all my friends, I didn't act my age
    Too cool for the football games and the homecoming parades

    Now I look back and I have to smile, cause boy it was fun
    Bein' seventeen, wishin' I was twenty one

    Now I'm only twenty six, feelin' more like fourty three
    My hairline's disappearing, and I never get ID'd
    My clothes are out of fashion, no I'm not cool anymore
    In the bed by ten o'clock each night, and up at half-past four
    Still I go down to that college town when the Bulldogs play at home
    I drink keg beer from a trash can til the whole damn thing is gone

    Then I look at all those college girls so innocent and young
    And I just check 'em out, and say "Damn... I wish I was twenty one"

  85. J.... J....

    seen u last night at blind horse saloon!

  86. D.... R....

    I remember the first time I heard this song I was 8 my oldest brother showed it to me when he was 16 now I'm 15 and he's 21 wow how time flys by

  87. A.... W....

    i remember listening to this before i was 21(16) and now im 24 and this song is... well its sadd af lol

    A.... W....

    Stfu. I’m 30 and it hits like a fucking freight train. Fucking A. Guy 25 and younger here’s a tip...be 21.

    A.... W....

    Guys don't feel bad, I graduated HS in 98 and my stepdaughter is in her final quarter at UGA friends with all the fball and bball friends. My oldest girl just began driving so it wont be long but the problem is the mother of my 2 kids moved 10 minutes over the state line into Florida so all of the xtra classes they took and college classes they began in junior high mean nothing because those specific activities do nothing for Florida college.

    A.... W....

    I wish I had a song like this when I was 20-21 😂

    A.... W....

    Time moves slowly, but quickly

    A.... W....

    His son goes to my school

  88. F.... ....

    We ALWAYS listen to this while camping or near the river. Love it <3

  89. M.... ....

    How time flys, who wouldn't like to go back

  90. D.... A....

    Awesome Song Thank you autoplay

  91. T.... ....

    Came across this one when looking for Hunter Hayes song but this is also great!

  92. k.... w....

    this song is so touching telling you how u wish u were 21 while ur a child but nobody realizes what little time we have on this earth before Jesus takes us up .to heaven too be with him

  93. C.... ....

    Missing the 80's Bar...

  94. J.... J....

    Wow this song has spoken to me since I was 21 till today at 32. Crazy how time flies by.

    J.... J....

    +Jeremy Jenkins Do you realize that this song is only 4 years old or are you THAT high right now? Be honest...

    J.... J....

    +TheMightyMrPlow This song has been out since 2003, this one was just uploaded in 2011.

  95. P.... R....

    this song is so damn

  96. M.... T....

    "Nickel Night" and "Penny Night"...What memories (surprisingly, I have a few...) Who knew one person could drink so many amaretto sours...Probably why I have to stick to the Bud Light these days...

  97. J.... P....

    I absolutely love this song but I prefer the original lyrics much more than the ones in this video.

  98. E.... F....

    Hi Corey. My name. Elizabeth. Foster.I am From. Carrollton. Ga