| Artist | Eric Church |
| Album | The Outsiders (2017) |
| Songwriter | Eric Church & Luke Laird |
| Total Time | 4:22 |
| Structure | V | CH | V | CH | BR | CH |
Talladega
VERSE
It was the summer before the real world started, [A]
And the deal was we would get to go, [B]
If we cleaned it up, and got it running, Daddy’s old Winnebago [B]
Wing and a prayer down 65, [C]
Five best friends on four bald tires, [C]
I can still see Billy smiling, when we finally made it . . . [A]
CHORUS
To Talladega, boys raised up, whiskey in your glass, [D]
Here’s to turning up,slowing down and cars that go real fast, [D]
We were laughing and living, drinking and wishing, and thinking [A]
As that checkered flag was waving, [A]
Sure would like to stay in – [A]
Talladega [F]
VERSE
Like a storm, time rolls on, you can’t hit pause as we just did. [G]
Most days in life don’t stand out, [H]
But life’s about those days that will, [I]
Like Rocking Rando, getting rowdy, [H]
Shooting roman candles at the man in the moon, [J]
‘Til the Alabama sun was breaking . . . [A]
CHORUS
Over Talladega, boys raised up, whiskey in your glass, [D]
Here’s to turning up,slowing down and cars that go real fast, [D]
We were laughing and living, drinking and wishing, and thinking [A]
As that checkered flag was waving, [A]
Sure would like to stay in – [A]
Talladega [F]
BRIDGE
When the winds go cold and it blows October, [K]
I think about us shoulder-to-shoulder, [K]
Like those cars my thoughts roll over and over and over, [K]
In my mind. [C]
CHORUS
Tonight in Talladega, boys raised up, whiskey in your glass, [D]
Here’s to turning up,slowing down and cars that go real fast, [D]
We were laughing and living, drinking and wishing, and thinking [A]
As that checkered flag was waving, [A]
Sure would like to stay in – [A]
Talladega [F]
© 2014 Eric Church & Luke Laird
SONG STATS
| POV | Perspective | 1st Person | External |
| BPM | 144 |
| Times Title In Song | 6 |
WORD COUNTS
Total Word Count: 265
1 Syllable Words: 172 (65%)
3+ Syllable Words: 14 (5%): 67 (25%)
Words 7+ Characters: 49 (19%)
Words <=3 Characters: 102 (39%)
—– EASY TO UNDERSTAND? —–
Reading Ease Score: 77
Reading Level: 7th Grade