That hot ol' summer sun
Makes you beg
for your next breath
So you best be
on the creek bank
a laid in the shade
Chewin' on a hickory twig
pass that bottle
I'll have me a swig
I ain't got a lot
but I think I got it made
in the shade
I'm just laid up here
in a country state of mind
Catchin' these fish like
they're goin' out of style
and drinkin' this
homemade wine
Hey if the sun don't
come up tomorrow
people I have had
a good time
I'm just laid up here
in a country
state of mind
I bet the old man's
in the kitchen
he's got my kind of music
on his radio
Oh I'm drinkin' his beer
and dialin' up
the requestin' lines
Well mamma
and Audrey Jones
probably in the dining room
tryin' to use the phone
Me I'm thinkin' about
that girl and later tonight
I'm just laid up here
in a country state of mind
Yeah I'm catchin'
these fish like
they're goin' out of style
and drinkin' this
homemade wine
And if the sun don't
come up tomorrow
people I have had
a good time
I'm just laid up here
in a country
state of mind
You know the red necks
and the red beards
are in their discos
and honky tonks
somewhere between
raising ****
and amazing grace
Lord I know just how they feel
you gotta get out
and kick up your heels
And ain't it great
to be livin' in the USA
Me I'ma laid up here
in a country
state of mind
Catchin' these fish like
they're goin' out of style
and drinkin' this
homemade wine all the time
If the sun don't
shine tomorrow
people I have had
a good time
I'm just laid up here
in a country
state of mind