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Down the road where the black top ends, you can find Colt Ford with all his friends,
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weⴴre used to gravel roads, and fishinⴴ
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with cane poles, wasnⴴt no swimminⴴ pools, jus swimminⴴ holes.
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We was dirt road poor, and cane switched raised, Iⴴve been came a long way since back in them days,
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been ⴴround the world twice seen all fifty states, ate on thousand dollar china, but love sum paper plates
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there aint nuthin wrong with them big city lights, but me, I prefer them slow country nights
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where I can see the darkness come in and go, Most folks is honest, and they all speak slow
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you can leave your door open, aint nuttinⴴ gunna happen, most country folks sing, but I couldnⴴt, so im rappin
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I wanna show yall where I come from, and invite yall all down to any country town
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Now before I pack and things and leave, thereⴴs sumthin I need yall to understand
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I seen alotta things in my life time, thatⴴs why I walk the line, Iⴴm just a simple man
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and I aint'n the things for cheep thrills, but all my scars heel, so donⴴt you ever cry for me,
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I aint ashamed where Iⴴm from, you always will come, take a ride through the country.
(verse 2)
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Up, dressed, and gone by 5 am, heⴴs country, and heⴴs rappinⴴ we gotta play him
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folks been waitin for some one like me, to give ⴴem some heart beats and spit that country
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My jeans donⴴt sag, they fit, they kinda tight, got on a white t-shirt, no nothinⴴ but work.
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Daylight til dark, thatⴴs how I was bread, and Iⴴll keep beinⴴ country til the day Iⴴm dead
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See, country folks eat biscuits called cat heads, bar-b-q, baked beans, sweet tea, and white bread
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we like to fish and hunt, aint scared of a fight, love the Good Lord and believe in doinⴴ right,
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Got 4-wheel drives, some got mud on ⴴem, you can keep your rolls roice, cuz baby, we donⴴt want ⴴem!
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So now yall know exactly who I am, and if you aint into that, i donⴴt give a damn!
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Now before I pack and things and leave, thereⴴs sumthin I need yall to understand
D Em C G
I seen alotta things in my life time, thatⴴs why I walk the line, Iⴴm just a simple man
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and I aint'n the things for cheep thrills, but all my scars heel, so donⴴt you ever cry for me,
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I aint ashamed where Iⴴm from, you always will come, take a ride through the country.
(verse 3)
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You might see my on your t.v, but honey yeah, that donⴴt mean a thing,
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you see, Iⴴm still that same ⴴol country boy, and thatⴴs all Iⴴll ever be,
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and sometime, those bright lights blind me, and make it hard for me to see,
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but when I need to be reminded, I take a ride through the country
(verse 4)
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At about 5 oⴴclock on Friday afternoon, them country boys head down to the local saloon
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you welcome to stop in and have a cold bottle, big city boys and stuck up super models,
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we donⴴt care where ya from, as long as you polite, cuz push come to shove and every one of us will fight
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We mostly easy like Sunday morning, olⴴ Colt came here to give yall fair warninⴴ,
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country folks wont be pushed around, and theres some of us livinⴴ in every town,
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we believe in the Bible, and the U.S.A, work hard for what you want, itⴴs the American way,
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no body owe you nothinⴴ supposed to earn your keep, but in a hard days work, get a good nights sleep,
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I know some of yall think Coltⴴs kinda odd, but Iⴴm loud, proud and country by the grace of God!
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Now before I pack and things and leave, thereⴴs sumthin I need yall to understand
D Em C G
I seen alotta things in my life time, thatⴴs why I walk the line, Iⴴm just a simple man
D Em C G
and I aint'n the things for cheep thrills, but all my scars heel, so donⴴt you ever cry for me,
D Em C G
I aint ashamed where Iⴴm from, you always will come, take a ride through the country.
Written by DJ KO/Colt Ford/Shannon Houchins/Jared Scuillo/Justin Spillner