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I Grew Up
austin burke Lyrics

Ou looked me in the eyes, and said I wasn′t ready
Didn't check every box off for your daddy
It′s not me, it's you, just that typical
Kinda thing that you say when it gets too heavy

You thought you knew it all, 'cause you were just a little older
Talkin′ bout how all your wild days were over
When you graduated, said congratulations
But I only said it ′cause I wasn't that sober

Look at you now
Goin′ out
Actin' like you′re still in a college town
Keep a new guy
Or a couple around
I bet you don't tell ′em
That you're four years out
Out of UK
You think it's ok
To act 21
When you′re 28
Said I wouldn′t grow up
When we broke up, but here's the thing
I grew up
And you stayed the same

I figured by now that you′d have your own family
Two kids in the back of that new Mercedes
But you're still ridin′ round that beat up
That we were making out in the back seat of
You're in a bar ′bout all of your Instagram stories

Look at you now
Goin' out
Actin' like you′re still in a college town
Keep a new guy
Or a couple around
I bet you don′t tell 'em
That you′re 4 years out
Out of UK
You think it's ok
To act 21
When you′re 28
Said I wouldn't grow up
When we broke up, but here′s the thing
I grew up
And you stayed the same

You stayed the same

You're still doin' that same thing
Hangin′ with the same crowd
Still pourin′ them same drinks
Makin them parents proud

Look at you now
Goin' out
Actin′ like you're still in a college town
Keep a new guy
Or a couple around
I bet you don′t tell 'em
That you′re 4 years out
Out of UK
You think it's ok
To act 21
When you're 28
Said I wouldn′t grow up
When we broke up, but here′s the thing
I grew up
And you stayed the same

You stayed the same

Writer(s): Austin Burke, Thomas Marc Archer, Brandon Day

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Austin Burke could write the book on being a millennial. Growing up in the 1990's in Phoenix, Arizona, Austin was a huge country music fan and began singing as soon as he could walk. At the tender age of of 3, he sang the national anthem for both the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks and at a chance meeting with his hero Garth Brooks at a Padre's spring training game, his destiny was set. He soon won a coveted spot singing "Friends In Low Places" on the Rosie O'Donell show Read Full BioAustin Burke could write the book on being a millennial. Growing up in the 1990's in Phoenix, Arizona, Austin was a huge country music fan and began singing as soon as he could walk. At the tender age of of 3, he sang the national anthem for both the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks and at a chance meeting with his hero Garth Brooks at a Padre's spring training game, his destiny was set. He soon won a coveted spot singing "Friends In Low Places" on the Rosie O'Donell show, not once but twice and when Rosie asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up he said a "singing baseball player". Such are the early experiences that dreams are made of.

Austin is currently making words rhyme and serving his time waiting on tables (and waiting on the tables to turn.) He's singing at writer's nights and tearing up the honky-tonks, paying his dues and livin' the dream in Tennessee. To quote his grandmother and the title of one of his own songs, Austin says it's his job these days to just "Suit Up Show Up Shut Up And Get The Job Done".