Kenny Chesney - The Boys Of Fall Lyrics






When I feel that chill, smell that fresh cut grass
I'm back in my helmet, cleats, and shoulder pads
Standin' in the huddle listenin' to the call
Fans goin' crazy for the boys of fall

They didn't let just anybody in that club
Took every ounce of heart and sweat and blood
To get to wear those game day jerseys down the hall
The kings of the school, man, we're the boys of fall

Well it's, turn and face the stars and stripes
It's fightin' back them butterflies
It's call it in the air alright yes sir we want the ball
And it's knockin' heads and talkin' trash
It's slingin' mud and dirt and grass
It's I got your number, I got your back
When your back's against the wall
You mess with one man, you got us all
The boys of fall

In little towns like mine that's all they got
Newspaper clippings fill the coffee shops
The old men will always think they know it all
Young girls will dream about the boys of fall

Well it's, turn and face the stars and stripes
It's fightin' back them butterflies
It's call it in the air alright yes sir we want the ball
And it's knockin' heads and talkin' trash
It's slingin' mud and dirt and grass
It's I got your number, I got your back
When your back's against the wall
You mess with one man, you got us all
The boys of fall

Well it's, turn and face the stars and stripes
It's fightin' back them butterflies
It's call it in the air alright yes sir we want the ball
And it's knockin' heads and talkin' trash
It's slingin' mud and dirt and grass
It's I got your number, I got your back
When you back's against the wall
You mess with one man, you got us all
The boys of fall

We're the boys of fall
We're the boys of fall





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  1. R.... N....

    I think Kenny is in this video at least twice # 7 uniform. Approx beginning at the 5:30 mark.

  2. S.... 0....

    I'm gonna miss all those Friday nights

  3. C.... M....

    Go Celina!!

  4. T.... M....

    The end of my freshman season two months ago and I'm still very sad about the result we went to the state playoffs and left everything on the field it hurt so much to see the seniors so depressed about the end of their careers. Everyone cried it didn't matter if u were a freshman that didnt play much or a senior that just played their last game of football ever we all sat in the lockeroom for 30 min crying our eyes out. Cherish every moment you get.

  5. K.... M....

    It's sitting in the stands and praying silently that your boy plays his best, achieves his greatest and walks off that field uninjured.

  6. I.... ....

    This game means everything to me I have played since 4th grade I gave it up for a few years because of bullying but I played my junior and senior year and I started both years I wouldn’t trade a second of it... the yelling, sprints, injuries, and losses I’ve only lost 5 times in 2 years and i am so proud to have played this wonderful game the season is coming up here soon and I know the second it starts I’m gonna bawl my eyes out because I’d give anything to be playing again

  7. P.... S....

    I remember my last high school game 3 years ago. I miss it every day. It went by so fast. Take it in y’all . You only get this once and it’s gone

  8. T.... H....

    No! Goddamn it no! This is too much!

  9. A.... J....

    Only one year left for me I gotta make it great

  10. M.... M....

    The coach in the beginning does he look like Sean Peyton head coach of the New Orleans Saints or is it just me

    M.... M....

    I think it is

  11. B.... ....

    Man when I was watching this in highschool I didn't know what Sean was saying would mean so much now 7 years later. You do miss that feeling and it doesn't come often.

  12. V.... D....

    Makes me want to get back in my pads

  13. J.... h....

    Cried the last game of junior year on top of winning the state championship

  14. A.... ....

    The speech at the start is pretty damn good and pretty damn true.

  15. C.... F....

    I remember my high school coach always saying "one day you'll give anything for just one more night standing shoulder to shoulder with each other" ten years later it's still true, nothing like Friday nights in Oklahoma (or any other state where Football is huge) this song means something to everybody who's every played in front their school hoping to do them proud.

  16. M.... ....

    Nothing against football, but God I wish for just a few more innings of Mt. Juliet Christian Academy Saints baseball.

  17. W.... D....

    this song just hits a little different

  18. B.... V....

    I live in celina

  19. T.... H....

    My son is playing in his Championship game tonight. I never got to play for a championship. I am beyond proud for my son and his team. Friday night lights.

  20. L.... R....

    My son had his last game as a junior tonight and I can't even imagine how emotional next year will be.

    L.... R....

    Tell your son that every player that has ever played this tremendous game is proud of him for every sacrifice that he has made to this game, from NFL Hall of Famers to High School hot shots. It is not easy getting up and getting your body beaten during the hot summer heat, but for those that endure, it is a relief and love for this game that will always be there. It is an emotional time when you cross that field for the final time, but as Vince Lombardi once said, "I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious."

  21. M.... P....

    Amen!!!!hear/hear!!!!!!!!

  22. S.... r....

    My last game was two weeks ago and this brought tears to my eyes

  23. T.... M....

    We played that Celina team at AT&T stadium in the state quarter finals 2007......we was up 28-7 at the half lost 35-28. Not a day goes by that it doesn't cross my mind, that pain will never go away. Them are some bad boys though....that #45 was big strong and fast. Probably the best high school linebacker I've ever seen in person.

  24. D.... T....

    You will miss that

  25. W.... u....

    Man I just got done with my freshman season now I’m sad

    W.... u....

    What's up C 3 more to go 🤘🏾🤘🏾

  26. K.... S....

    I miss my friday night lights. Win or lose it was about playing for yourself your community

  27. W.... H....

    my last football game ever is this Friday, and its the state championship game, going for a three-peat. not ready for it to end.

  28. M.... M....

    my 14 yr old plays football for his school and last Friday they lost their second play off game he was so upset so he watches college football...

  29. H.... L....

    Go get'em tonight FH Jackets!!!!

  30. W.... E....

    Hell I the Kenny should coach tenn hell maybe he get that back on track

  31. D.... C....

    If you ever went to 2 a days we were chewing on grass because it was so hot. But I wouldnt have my tuff ness if it wasnt for my coaches pushing us. I thank them for that. Never quit boys . I have hit someone so hard . I still would pick them up. And been hit so hard I went to the wrong huddle. Lol

  32. J.... D....

    I play football and so far this is one of my favorite songs

  33. J.... ....

    It’s not just Football, it’s sports in general. There’s something so special about sports that we all take for granted. I would give anything to go play with my boys again

  34. B.... ....

    I’m really about to play my last game of football tomorrow

    B.... ....

    And I hope you made it the best you could, I spent an hour on the field after my last game, its been 1 year and I cried not going out and suiting up...

  35. E.... O....

    I have one more year of football and this songs hits me hard!!!

  36. E.... A....

    God dam I miss the field if I had a time machine I’d start all over

  37. K.... G....

    Always use to listen to this song before games. Now that it is over just feeling that emotion and knowing you can never get it back.
    I just have one tip for anyone still playing football, Its to don't think people who tell you make it the best time of your life are crazy.
    because it is the fastest thing in the world and now that its over for me I cry myself to sleep every night thinking about my great memories with my teammates. But after a while they where not just teammates they where my brothers. So please take it seriously and have the best time of your life because you never get it back. Saturday there was a lot of emotion from not only me my teammates but on or coaches as well. I was crying that whole day. Just wish I could play one more time on that field. Thank you all the brothers that played with me, and just hearing the coach on the sideline
    "Last play", "Last play", "Last play", made me cry and warmed my HEART " JUST BELIVE IN YOURSELF AND IN YOUR TEAMMATES THANK YOU BROTHERS.

  38. r.... g....

    kapernick can suck it !

  39. J.... R....

    What I wouldn't do just put that high school jersey one more time to feel like a King in those halls again here is to class of 2006 Northern Cambria colts

  40. B.... W....

    My last game as a senior tonight, wish me and the fellas luck. This ones for you Pops.

  41. M.... C....

    I played football and now coach at Madison High in Vienna, VA. Casey Beathard (the songwriter) played at Oakton, HS. I played against him many times. I was at Oakton last night and they play this song at every game. Nothing beats Friday Night Lights!

  42. s.... w....

    God my 27 yr old that played soooo hard and I gave my saved 80s Michael Jackson stuff to.... All for nothing.... He just wanted to kill himself...
    I just cry

  43. E.... R....

    Damn.. its already been 4 years since I played a snap of high school football.. I still remember grade 9 being so excited to go try out made the team, all the coaches and seniors said first meeting that this goes by quicker then any of you will ever imagine so get every bit you can out of it while you can. I thought they were crazy and now look 4 years out of high school I still miss it.. rushing down to the locker room after class, hanging out with the guys, wearing your jersey and dress shirt on game day feeling envinsible to the world.. it was the best time of my life do I wish I could go back sometimes yes but I am glad what I go out of it, the sense of being a great man from my coaches, the sense of belonging, the lesson of working hard for everything you want to accomplish, playing football I met my girlfriend who is now my fiance we have been together for 5 years now.. if there is any piece of advice I could give any freshmen is charish every moment of it because not everyone will go to college, university or to the pros you might never get a chance to strap up your bucket and pads ever again so hold on to it while you can youll miss it I promise you that!

  44. c.... z....

    TRUMP THIS IS SOMTHING YOU DOUNT UNDERSTAND ABOUT SPORTS AS A FOMER ATHLEAT MY SELF FOR 20 YEARS I GET LISIN AND WATH THIS VIDO IHIS IS UNTEY FOOTBALL VIDO FOR YOU TO KNOW THIS IS NOT YOU TRUMP

  45. M.... M....

    Love this song brings tears to my eyes everytime !

  46. B.... D....

    This video brings back a lot of memories of the good ol days..GO BIG GREEN

    B.... D....

    Go bog green is that for green wave because I'm on green wave

  47. Y.... F....

    So I’m a freshman and I didn’t play this year but is it possible to play as a sophomore with no experience

    Y.... F....

    Yes just go out and work hard! And you will make the team, Give 110 percent!

    Y.... F....

    Mason Mcguire Thank you do much for telling me this

    Y.... F....

    No problem man, Good luck!

  48. I.... N....

    Damn that coaches speech hit different

  49. S.... S....

    Friday night lights. Not everyone can play football. We are the special ones.

  50. E.... E....

    I’m in 8 grade and am excited but sad to go to the high school next year and play football. I excited because it’s another chapter to my career but sad because it means my career will be ending unless I go on into college.

  51. L.... G....

    This is gonna be tomorrow I don’t want it to be

  52. D.... H....

    This my wifes account. Iwent out for jr high ,didnt make it,h.s. didnt make it.quit went to J.c and tried out as a walkon and made starting special team opening night vs Hinds county c.c.. greatest time of my life and im 53.miss those days so bad it hurts.

  53. J.... P....

    You mess with one man you got us all!

  54. G.... C....

    I can remember one game that we lost. It was an 'away' game and the school's field was at the bottom of a small bluff with the seating set into the bluff on one side and bleachers on the other. You walked up steps on the bluff (or the grassy area on either side) to get to the locker rooms in the school sitting on top of it. I played both ways that game and did not have enough energy to walk up the grass side of the bluff and wound up crawling to get to the top. That night I realized what it meant to 'leave it all on the field'! 16 years old and completely out of gas!!!

  55. M.... M....

    My son graduated ten years ago but this song still brings me to tears; it embodies everything about his years in sports. I'll never forget standing on the field with him on senior night....I was always so proud of him, still am with his wife and kids.

  56. A.... S....

    0:23 he looks exactly like Sean Payton... ( New Orleans coach)


    Edit: nvm it is

    A.... S....

    I think it is maybe

    A.... S....

    It is Andrew stark

    A.... S....

    exzanz yt uhhh yea who are you

  57. F.... C....

    This song touchs everyone who knows about friday night lights

    F.... C....

    Most definitely

    F.... C....

    Felicia C. Man this song touches anyone who’s played a down of football in there life

    F.... C....

    I’m only a freshman but you miss that field even knowing that you’ll be on it next year i can’t wait for next season and I will miss all of the seiners

    F.... C....

    Felicia C. Been out of school for 3 years. I miss it every day. I will always love my brothers

    F.... C....

    Been out 10 years this year. This song gets me every time I miss that field.

  58. C.... M....

    Go Coach your local teams and help out. Not only did I play but I'm a HS Coach and I get that feeling still every Friday night. Its not exactly the same but its up there. Communities need good Coaches and most importantly the kids do.

  59. R.... P....

    Awesome video...I got emotional watching the thought provoking pre game talks by the head coaches. It makes me want to pad up and play again!

  60. W.... I....

    As a football mom, I see the love and passion for game and the football "family". It's magical. I love Friday night lights.

  61. T.... T....

    Enjoy being under those Friday night lights for as long as you can because time is short
    1 life 1 chance

  62. D.... T....

    4th game of my last year of high school football, and it sure has been a hell of a ride. Friday night lights are the best nights. I have made so many memories under those lights. This is my life. Thankyou football for being part of my life

  63. D.... M....

    Love those Georgia Bulldawgs .great being one

  64. J.... P....

    #aidenstrong I can’t believe it’s a year already! We miss you so much aiden you don’t even know. Academy kids hearts were broken that day and and you never would have thought it would be you to go. You thought that people would forget you when you passed but that’s not true. You are so missed and so loved I wish I could just see your beautiful smile one more time. I love you so much aiden. Ik you won’t see this but we had two benches put in front of the jr high. Like you they will hold us up. They will serves as a place for us to sit and to talk with one another.

  65. J.... ....

    Coach always makes us listen to this lmao

  66. J.... R....

    I listen to this now as a mascott I know its different but I feel like I'm part of every team I cheer for

  67. T.... A....

    ITS FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE FALL

  68. W.... u....

    I know its just jv but man the part about you mess with one you got us all we got our brother backs 110%

  69. T.... S....

    I feel Coach Payton covered it well. All the Coaches did. Football is so special I can’t help but think of the words of Coach Tony Dungy “ You will long be remembered for the Man you became than the Player you were” and Coach Chuck Noll “ Don’t make Football the only thing in your Life, You will end being disappointed “.

  70. g.... ....

    A life long bond!

    I saw Sean Payton play QB in high school. He was pretty damned good

  71. N.... L....

    I wanted to play football real bad in high school but The rule at our house was any school after high school we had to pay for ourselves. A car, maintenance and insurance was up to us so I worked every day after school and full days on the weekends.
    This video gives me an idea of what that would’ve been like.
    I could run a 10.55 100 yd dash and darn it if I still wish I had been able to play.

  72. S.... H....

    Where is Sean Payton at the beginning? It looks like a real locker room.

  73. M.... _....

    I've grown up being the coaches daughter. I've also always wanted to play, but having a protective dad that will never happen. Last year was my dad's last year after coach for 22 years(defensive coach). They played this song on the last game and I completely lost it. I'm not a emotional type of person, yet knowing that he won't be on the field anymore is weird and makes me tear up. Football isn't only for the boys. My whole life as a girl is wrapped around football, and I would kill to play.

  74. K.... P....

    Didnt play football in high school but I wrestled. I would give anything to go back just for one practice, one match, one tournament. Nothing has been able to be compared to that time of my life, or the first time i had my hand raised. Not the same sport but i still feel it.

  75. K.... C....

    I can get over how great this song is

  76. R.... N....

    I’m blessed to be a boy of fall

  77. Z.... G....

    Sean Peyton speaks the truth. There is truly nothing like that feeling you get on those Friday nights.

  78. K.... ....

    I never played football, but I swam all four years of high school. It was the same type of feeling, I'd put on my "jammers," goggles, and cap and swim with my HS team again in a heartbeat!!!!

  79. S.... A....

    I cry every time I listen to this song. My son is currently playing his last season of high school football. I'm so damn proud of him and the rest of the boys of fall!

  80. t.... k....

    My youngest sons 1st college football is in 2 days!! He has played the best sport in the world for 10 years now!! I am so proud of him!! As his coaches have always said he has what you cant teach! Get em kiddo!! FINANDIA University #6!! When he finished his last high school football game he cried!! Its a life style, it's a family, a team, a bond, friendships to last a life time!!

  81. C.... S....

    Can’t ever take it for granted... once you’re done, football is the ONLY sport that you can’t really play recreationally to an old age... Once you’re done playing you’re shut out from it forever... Don’t ever take it for granted...

  82. I.... S....

    Blood sweat and tears

  83. j.... ....

    Love this video but it is sad that this guy is in the video! Asshole and bad example that he was paying player to hurt the other team. That's not football. That's asshole. No place for that in this game.

  84. A.... A....

    I remember my last two years they were the best times of my life going to state one year and then feeling that heart breaking defeat at state and it hurt the next year we went 16-0 and won state for our town for the first time in school history it was the greatest time of my life the experience and just the energy surrounding me walking into that college field with big crowds and the lights on you there is no comparison if you have felt that type of rush when you do that and make your town parents friends and school proud and soon as that buzzer goes off and you win it’s like an addiction and it’s the best feeling it makes you fee 10 feet high

  85. W.... a....

    God Bless coach Landry! I so dearly miss true gentlemen.

  86. L.... T....

    I’m a freshman playing varsity football and I’m trying my hardest to make my family proud and I’m afraid that i’m not gonna make it to the big league

  87. D.... B....

    I never played a down in Middle School or High School because of my hand eye coration but my love for the game will be a life long love. My family and me are different on teams in college and NFL, my family are West Virginia Mountaineers and Pittsburgh Steelers fans, while I'm a Virginia Tech Hokie and a New England Patriot. My teams in high school are the Carbon Hill Bulldogs in Alabama and my Hometown team the Princeton Tigers in West Virginia. No mater what goes on in my life watching an old college game or a live on tv or listening to one on the radio always makes me feel better. If you're one of those people that count down the days from the day after the Superbowl to the opening day of college football you have the love that I have for the game. Here's hoping the 150th season of college football is amazing is as the same for the 100th season of the NFL. Go Hokies and Go Patriots. And Go Bulldogs and Tigers as well.

  88. T.... S....

    Im in middle school and the football season is to fast

  89. /.... /....

    I just graduated and I played as a senior and my coach showed us this, I cried every time I was on bench

  90. T.... N....

    It doesn't matter if you play Pop Warner, JV, varsity, college, or even professional football.

    When it's gone, you want it back. Even when you know you can't get it back. You want the thrill of game day to fill your heart.

    That's why the memories sting sometimes. Even if your only memories of playing football are your mom driving you to every one of your games and the only people attending were parents and other family. You miss the game. You miss the thrill of running with your brothers ((and sometimes sisters)) in pads. You miss your mom cheering when you score your first touchdown. You miss the other parents cheering your name. You miss it all.

    My memories of football are strong. I was only 10 and I was playing Pop Warner football. My team went 5-2 and made the playoffs. We were almost eliminated, but then we found out the other team had cheated. So we made regionals. We defeated a strong team from Pennsylvania only to fall to another strong team from the Syracuse area ((where I grew up/live)).

    The following spring, I played flag football to improve my skills and be ready for Pop Warner in the fall. But when the fall came around, I didn't make the team. Scratch that. Due to my weight, I had to move up to the next division. Mind you, I was quite short for being 11. The coach, who was an assistant on my team from a year prior, said I was "too short to play" without getting hurt. I mean sure I wasn't the calmest player. But I never got hurt. I only stayed on the ground once after a play, and that was because an opposing lineman had fallen on top of me and it caused me to have an asthma attack. Anyway, they said I could be the water boy. And my mom was pissed. So I never played Pop Warner again. My last memory is from the spring of 2013, when I played flag football for the final time. I was 12. That year, I was pretty good. I played smart and played fair. Even scored a touchdown. But after that, I never played another down of football again.

    Hold onto the chance you have, football players. Because when it's gone, it feels like someone ripped something straight from you. And it hurts like a motherfucker.

  91. B.... G....

    i’m not a real big fan of Kenny Chesney, in fact i really don’t like a lot of his songs, but this song really hits different. some people will never know the feeling of working your ass off only to lose on friday, then its back to working your ass the next week. but goddamn when you win it feels so damn good!!!!

  92. L.... S....

    I’m a cheerleader and look forward when this song comes on every Friday of football season this is one of my favorite songs

  93. W.... u....

    I’m not ready I got 4 more years

  94. W.... u....

    I love my brother

  95. S.... L....

    Thinking back with us only one person stands proudly who gave everything he could to his coach's and players no matter the pain he may have in him uts our son that were so proud of who we love so very much always Steve Brenda

  96. K.... B....

    Football Friday’s nights or any football night is the best!!!!

    K.... B....

    So is the energy is electrifying

  97. A.... ....

    I just quit my sophomore im regreting everything if your thinking about quitting think about all the people coming to watch you your thier entertainment for the night do it for them and don’t forget to have fun thats all that matters i miss it and i have regrets nothing has touched me so hard as this video

  98. T.... A....

    OMG I never heard or saw this before and I'm balling like a baby.