Even my momma believed him My little sister was attached And dad always said that he was the son he never had We said forever for four years I swore he was the one But the one don't drive away for good In a beat-up chevy truck No, that ain't love That's why class rings Aren't made of diamonds And being sixteen don't mean You should have your license You're gonna crash a car, break a heart It's never perfect timing You shouldn't have nice things And that's why class rings Aren't made of diamonds Now when I go home for Christmas And take exit 108 Drive around that bend where way back when I felt my first heartbreak Been so many years now Since I've stopped at these red lights It took movin' on for me to come back And finally realize That's why class rings Aren't made of diamonds And being sixteen don't mean You should have your license You're gonna crash a car, break a heart It's never perfect timing You shouldn't have nice things And that's why class rings Aren't made of diamonds Now I met a new guy and yeah, he might Not have been my prom king But he treats me like a queen And soon as he got on one knee I see why class rings Aren't made of diamonds And being sixteen don't mean You should have your license You're gonna crash a car, break a heart It's never perfect timing You shouldn't have nice things And that's why class rings Aren't made of diamonds Even my momma believed him