We were NASCAR drivers cuttin' short Around turns three and four Racin' 'round that island in our tennis shoes And that hardwood kitchen floor We were superheroes protectin' mama From monsters in the fridge Playing hide-and-seek underneath that sink And even stake calls that it did Growin' up we'd found it was built for more Than just servin' the fried chicken 'Cause the recipe we wrote by the life we're livin' Was cooked up in the kitchen It's where my mama read the cookbook And daddy was playin' on the new George Trait songs on the radio And us kids we'd sang alone It's where we laughed and loved And said prayers after all that we've been given Yeah, the recipe we wrote by the life we're livin' Was cooked up in the kitchen ♪ That old candled double door oven Made many of thanksgivin' thank for me It was honky tonkers, don't tellin' all The great stories they can be Those bare foot dancing and late night jammin' And concert countertops They playin' it picturin' on mind that'll never be forgotten It's where my mama read the cookbook And daddy was playin' on the new George Trait songs on the radio And us kids we'd sang alone It's where we laughed and loved And said prayers after all that we've been given Yeah, the recipe we wrote by the life we're livin' Was cooked up in the kitchen ♪ Last minute late night home order keg out Saturday morning breakfast club It's a heart and soul of this old house Send root to all our love It's where my mama read the cookbook And daddy was playin' on the new George Trait songs on the radio And us kids we'd sang alone It's where we laughed and loved And said prayers after all that we've been given Yeah, the recipe we wrote by the life we're livin' Oh, the recipe we wrote by the life we're livin' Was cooked up in the kitchen