WELL I GREW UP DOWN
AN OLD DIRT ROAD
IN A TOWN YOU WOULDN'T KNOW
MY POPS PICKED THE PLACE UP
FOR FIFTEEN HUNDRED BUCKS
BACK IN 1964
MY GRANDFATHER
WAS A DRINKER
BACK IN THE DAY
HE PUT 'EM DOWN
BUT A WAR IS KNOWN
TO CHANGE A MAN
AND THE WHISKEY
IS KNOWN TO CHANGE A MAN
THAT'S NOT ME
I RARELY DRINK
FROM THE BOTTLE
BUT I'LL SMOKE
A LITTLE WEED
I STILL LIVE IN THE STICKS
WHERE YOU WOULDN'T GO
IN A TOWN OF
TWELVE HUNDRED
OFF AN OLD DIRT ROAD
AND A COUNTRY BOY
IS ALL I'LL EVER BE
NOW IT'S BEEN
TWELVE YEARS
SINCE I SOLD MY SOUL
TO THE DEVIL IN L.A.
HE SAID SIGN YOUR NAME HERE
ON THE DOTTED LINE AND
YOUR SONGS
THEY ALL WILL PLAY
HE SET UP SHOP
ON SUNSET
HE PUT ME UP
AT THE MARQUIS
HE SAID
YOU WANNA SELL
A MILLION RECORDS BOY
YOU BETTER LISTEN TO ME
HE SAID
CHANGE YOUR STYLE
WHITEN YOUR SMILE
YOU COULD LOSE
A COUPLE POUNDS
AND IF YOU WANT
TO LIVE THIS LIFE
YOU BETTER
LOSE THAT WIFE
DO YOU NEED
YOUR FRIEND AROUND
I SAID NO THAT'S NOT ME
CAUSE THE BIGGEST
THINGS IN LIFE
ARE YOUR FRIENDS
AND FAMILY
AND I LIKE MY JEANS AND
MY OLD T-SHIRTS
AND A COUPLE
EXTRA POUNDS
NEVER REALLY HURT
CAUSE A COUNTRY BOY
IS ALL I'LL EVER BE
CAUSE HANK TAUGHT ME
JUST HOW TO STAY ALIVE
YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME
OUT THE HOUSE
WITHOUT MY 9 OR 45
I GOT A BIG ORANGE TRACTOR
AND A DIESEL TRUCK
AND MY IDEA OF HEAVEN
IS CHASING WHITETAIL BUCKS
AND AS A COUNTRY BOY
YOU KNOW I CAN SURVIVE
NOW TWO FLAGS
FLY ABOVE MY LAND
THAT REALLY
SUM UP HOW I FEEL
ONE IS THE COLORS
THAT FLY HIGH AND PROUD
THE RED THE WHITE
AND BLUE
THE OTHER ONES
GOT A RATTLESNAKE
WITH A SIMPLE
STATEMENT MADE
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"
IS WHAT IT SAYS
AND I'LL TAKE THAT
TO MY GRAVE
BECAUSE THIS IS ME
I'M PROUD TO BE AMERICAN
AND STRONG IN MY BELIEFS
AND I'VE SAID IT BEFORE
BUT I'LL SAY IT AGAIN
CAUSE I'VE NEVER NEEDED
GOVERNMENT TO
HOLD MY HAND
AND I'VE SAID IT BEFORE
BUT I'LL SAY IT AGAIN
CAUSE MY FAMILY
HAS ALWAYS FOUGHT
AND DIED TO SAVE THIS LAND
AND A COUNTRY BOY
IS ALL I'LL EVER BE
I LOVE MY COUNTRY
I LOVE MY GUNS
I LOVE MY FAMILY
I LOVE THE WAY IT IS NOW
AND ANYBODY
THAT TRIES TO CHANGE IT
HAS TO COME THROUGH ME
THAT SHOULD BE ALL OF
OUR ATTITUDES
CAUSE THIS IS AMERICA
AND A COUNTRY BOY IS
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME SON