Speakers Bleachers and Preachers
Brandon Lay Lyrics

You had a blue jean jacket, burnt CD
The speaker describes an image of a person he knew who had a blue jean jacket and a burnt CD.

Said "you want to go somewhere fast with me?"
The person in the blue jean jacket with a burnt CD asked the speaker if he wanted to go somewhere fast.

I picked you up, yeah
The speaker picked up the person with the blue jean jacket and burnt CD.

And we turned it up
They turned up the volume in their car to enjoy the music.

You had a broke-heart necklace, post-game smile
The person in the blue jean jacket also had a necklace that symbolized they were going through a heartbreak but had a smile after a game.

J-Town front page news for a while
The person was featured on the front page of a local news outlet in J-Town for some amount of time.

Then we broke up
The romantic relationship between the speaker and the person with the blue jean jacket and burnt CD ended.

But I still turned it up
Despite the breakup, the speaker still listened to the same high volume music in their car.

Cheerleading skirts in backseats
The speaker mentions that they had seen cheerleaders sitting in the backseat of cars in the past.

Free throws and church marquees
The speaker references seeing church billboards and basketball practices in their town.

Kingsley countdown radio
The speaker listened to a local radio station called Kingsley Countdown.

Wouldn't know nothing if it weren't for all those
The speaker feels that they wouldn't have learned a lot if it weren't for their experiences with cheerleaders, basketball, and Kingsley Countdown.

Long nights and glory days
The speaker is reminiscing about their youth and the fun times they had.

Between the Alpines, and old King James
The speaker experienced their youth between two landmarks, likely mountains (Alpines) and a church (King James).

Yeah, the better they look, the sweeter they kiss
The speaker references the idea that good-looking people are better kissers.

The shots you don't take, the shots you gon' miss
The speaker advises to take chances, because if you don't even try, you've already missed the opportunity.

The faster the car, more money to burn
The speaker is making a comparison between people who drive fast cars and those with a lot of money to burn - suggesting that both are to be envied.

You laugh, you love, you live
The speaker encourages listeners to enjoy life by laughing and loving.

There's a lot to learn
The speaker recognizes that there is a lot to learn in life.

From speakers and bleachers and preachers
The speaker learned a lot from listening to music on speakers, watching sports games from bleachers, and hearing the advice of preachers.

The story of my youth
The speaker believes that these experiences shaped their youth and who they are.

Still got a lot of growing up to do
The speaker acknowledges that they still have a lot of life left to learn and grow from.

Kroger parking lot, battle scars
The speaker references a specific Kroger parking lot where they experienced some type of conflict or difficulty.

Black and Mild on the dash under the stars
The speaker describes a scene where they were smoking a Black and Mild cigar while sitting in their car and looking up at the stars.

If Daddy asks, they ain't mine
The speaker doesn't want their father to know that they were smoking cigars.

82 degrees on the bank sign
The weather was 82 degrees, which was noted on a bank sign.

And hey, summer jams
The speaker is referencing upbeat, fun summer-themed songs.

Any Chesney song gonna make her dance
The speaker suggests that any Kenny Chesney song will make a particular girl begin dancing.

When the sun goes down, I think about her now
The speaker thinks of the girl (referenced in the previous line) when the sun goes down (at night).

Subs from my system
The speaker had subwoofers or a special bass system in their car.

Rattle in my rearview
The bass from the subs is causing things in the speaker's rearview mirror to shake or rattle.

Used to listen, with my cousin
The speaker used to listen to music with their cousin.

I miss him, he's gone now
The speaker's cousin has passed away and the speaker misses him.

It was the national anthem
The speaker references a particular song, the national anthem of the United States.

And a knee-down prayer we were acting
The speaker and their cousin were pretending to kneel down in prayer during the national anthem (or maybe at some other time).

Like we weren't like every other small town
The speaker and their cousin felt like they were unique and different from the other people in their small town.