Sam Hunt's 'Raised On It'

Many people can relate to wanting to be young and free again. Through the lyrics of Sam Hunt’s “Raised On It” he talks about reminiscing to those times and how special they are to him. Hunt is explaining that many people growing up in their teenage years forget to appreciate what they have and realize that it will all change once they enter adulthood. In this song the speaker is trying to portray that while growing up remember the little things like staying up late, just being a teenager, and lectures given by your parents because they mean the most as a person gets older.

Nostalgia (n): pleasure and sadness that is caused by remembering something from the past and wishing that you could experience it again (Meriam-Webster). In the opening of the

“Breaking our boots in /stompin' on the ground we grew up on” (16-17).In these lines Hunt references “Breaking our boots in” which is simply him stating that his hometown is very important to him and even if he had other things going on in his life he will always remember where he came from. Many people do not like to mention where they were raised or where they came from because to some people it may be embarrassing to them. The lines (16-20) really show that Hunt is trying to signify that your roots make a person who they are and they should not be afraid to tell people where they are from. Also, “yeah, we were raised on it/ worked hard and played on it/ we had it made on it /we were born and raised on it” (18-20) the speaker references how he worked hard, he had it made, and he was born and raised on that land. Hunt is trying to say that growing up as a teenager there are very little responsibilities that one has. Even though working hard in school or sports, growing up as a teenager there is nothing to worry about. He is harking back to those memories of growing up and how much he appreciates how much he had it made as a young