NOW 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 NINETEEN
SIXTY-FOUR
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'S
KNOWN TO CHANGE A
MAN YEAH
THAT'S NOT ME
I RARELY DRINK
FROM THE BOTTLE
BUT I'LL
SMOKE A LITTLE
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 MARQUEE
HE SAID
YOU WANNA SELL
A MILLION
RECORDS BOY
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'D BETTER LOSE
THAT WIFE
DO YOU NEED YOUR
FRIENDS AROUND
AND 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'D NEVER CATCH
ME OUT THE HOUSE
WITHOUT MY NINE
OR FORTY-FIVE
I GOT A BIG ORANGE
TRACTOR AND
A DIESEL TRUCK
AND MY IDEA OF
HEAVEN'S CHASIN'
WHITE-TAIL 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
THE BLUE
THE OTHER ONE'S 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'S
ALWAYS FOUGHT
AND DIED TO SAVE
THIS LAND
AND A COUNTRY BOY
IS ALL I'LL EVER BE