[Verse]
Bully was a big ol’ boy a whole lot bigger than me
He got inked up in the ninth grade and had a full goatee
One day he got up in my face and I decided to take a swing
In the movies I might have won but he beat the hell out of me

[Chorus]
Seemed like a good idea at the time
I should’ve walked away but I ain’t the runnin’ kind
Lookin’ back I must’ve been out of my mind
But it seemed like a good idea at the time

[Verse]
A month past sixteen in my daddy’s Chevelle
An old boy pulled up and revved it up ready to raise some hell
The red turned to green and then it turned to flashing blue
That speed limit sign said 45 and that ticket says 102

[Chorus]
Seemed like a good idea at the time
I should’ve drove away but I ain’t the runnin’ kind
Lookin’ back I must’ve been out of my mind
But it seemed like a good idea at the time

[Verse]
My daddy’s buddy was the boss down at Howard’s hardware store
And on the day his daughter gave me that look I knew she wanted more
And when they caught us in the stockroom not wearin’ any clothes
I lost a real good job teachin’ that girl about nuts and bolts

[Chorus]
Seemed like a good idea at the time
I should’ve walked away but I ain’t the runnin’ kind
Lookin’ back I must’ve been out of my mind
But it seemed like a good idea at the time

It seemed like a good idea at the time
It seemed like a good idea at the time