1.These Are My People
Shootin' b.b.'s at old beer cans
Chokin' on the smoke from a lucky strike
Somebody lifted off of his old man
We were football flunkies
Rock and roll junkies
Crackin' up the stereos
Singin' loud and proud to gimme three steps
We got some discount knowledge at the junior college
Where we majored in beer and girls
It was all real funny 'til we ran out of money
And they threw us out into the world
Yeah the kids that thought they'd run this town
Ain't runnin' much of anything
We're just lovin' and laughin'
And bustin' our asses
These are my people
These are my people
This is where I come from
We're givin' this life everything we've got and then some
It ain't always pretty
But it's real
That's the way we were made
Wouldn't have it any other way
Well we take it all week on the chin with a grin
Till we make it to a friday night
And it's church league softball holler 'bout a bad call
Preacher breakin' up the fight
Then later on at the green light tavern
Well everybody's gatherin' as friends
And the beer is pourin' till monday mornin'
We fall down
These are my people
This is where I come from
We're givin' this life everything we've got and then some
It ain't always pretty
But it's real
That's the way we were made
Wouldn't have it any other way
Well we take it all week on the chin with a grin
and we get up
We walk proud
and we talk tough
We got heart
and we got nerve
Even if we are a bit disturbed
This is where I come from
We're givin' this life everything we've got and then some
It ain't always pretty
But it's real
That's the way we were made
Wouldn't have it any other way
Well we take it all week on the chin with a grin
We got some discount knowledge at the junior college
These are my people
Well we take it all week on the chin with a grin
We fall down
2.About the South
Wild turkey, deer jerky tough as Tarzan's feet
Hot women skinny swimmin', barely belly button deep
Turn muddy river water into sweet, sweet tea
Hayloft lovin' in the holler behind the house
Loretta lynn, maker's mark, that's Kentucky as can be
Jack Daniels, Dolly Parton, oh the hills of Tennessee
Finger pickin', bluegrass blowing in the wind around here
We believe the book of john and we drive John Deeres
The devil came to Georgia, Mr. Daniels showed him out
What I love about the south
What I love about the south
If you need a Dixie Fix just come on down
That's what I love about the south
Southern bells with a drawl
Make you stop and drop your jaw
Come on ya'll shut your mouth
Grew up down here and it's where I'll grow my kids
Old McDonald had a daughter, get her done got her did
Corn grows in rows on a cob
But it flows from a jar
In a rocky top bar
A little fountain from the mountain
Even made the possum shout
It's what I love waht I love about the south
If you need a Dixie Fix just come on down
That's what I love about the south
Southern bells with a drawl
Make you stop and drop your jaw
Come on ya'll shut your mouth
Grew up down here and it's where I'll grow my kids
What I love about the south
Loretta lynn, maker's mark, that's Kentucky as can be
Grew up down here and it's where I'll grow my kids
It's what I love waht I love about the south
3.Watching You
With a happy meal in his booster seat
Knowing that he couldn't have the toy till his nuggets were gone
Green traffic light turned straight to red
I hit my breaks and mumbled under my breath
As fries went a flying and his orange drink covered his lap
Well then my four year old said a four letter word
That started with 's' and I was concerned
So I said son now
Where did you learn
He said I've been watching you dad, ain't that cool
I'm your buckaroo, I wanna be like you
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are
We got cowboy boots and camo pants
Yeah we're just alike, hey ain't we dad
I wanna do everything you do
We got back home and I went to the barn
I bowed my head and I prayed real hard
Said lord please help me help my stupid self
Then this side of bedtime later that night
Turning on my son's scooby doo nightlight
He crawled out of bed and he got down on his knees
He closed his little eyes, folded his little hands
And spoke to god like he was talking to a friend
He said I've been watching you dad, ain't that cool
I'm your buckaroo, I wanna be like you
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are
We like fixing things and holding mama's hand
Yeah we're just alike, hey ain't we dad
I wanna do everything you do
With tears in my eyes I wrapped him in a hug
Said my little bear is growing up
He said but when I'm big
Cause I've been watching you dad, ain't that cool
I'm your buckaroo, I wanna be like you
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are
Then I'll be as strong as you and superman
We'll be just alike, hey won't we dad
When I can do everything you do
Cause I've been watching you
He said I've been watching you dad, ain't that cool
Cause I've been watching you dad, ain't that cool
We got back home and I went to the barn
With tears in my eyes I wrapped him in a hug
He said I've been watching you dad, ain't that cool
4.Cleaning This Gun(Come on in Boy)
Rodney Atkins - Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)
Think I can tell you that first sentence
But then I'm lost
I can't begin to count the theories
I had pounded in my head that I forgot
I don't remember all that spanish
Or the gettysburg address
But there is one speech from high school
Come on in boy, sit on down
Come on in boy, sit on down
And tell me 'bout yourself
So you like my daughter, do you now
Yeah we think she's something else
She's her daddy's girl and her mama's world
She deserves respect, that's what she'll get, ain't it son
Now y'all run along and have some fun
I'll see you when you get back
Bet I'll be up all night
Well now that I'm a father
I'm scared to death one day my daughter's gonna find
That teenage boy I used to be
Who seems to have just one thing on his mind
She's growing up so fast it won't be long 'fore
I'll have to put the fear of god
It's all for show, ain't nobody gonna get hurt
Come on in boy, sit on down
And tell me 'bout yourself
So you like my daughter, do you now
Yeah we think she's something else
She's her daddy's girl and her mama's world
She deserves respect, that's what she'll get, ain't it son
Now y'all run along and have some fun
I'll see you when you get back
Bet I'll be up all night
Well now that I'm a father
It's just a daddy thing
Hey believe me man, it works
And tell me 'bout yourself
So you like my daughter, do you now
Yeah we think she's something else
She's her daddy's girl and her mama's world
She deserves respect, that's what she'll get, ain't it son
Now y'all run along and have some fun
I'll see you when you get back
Bet I'll be up all night
Well now that I'm a father
Come on in boy, sit on down
It's all for show, ain't nobody gonna get hurt
Well now that I'm a father
5.In the Middle
Tarchip road
Martin's creek
Almost home
Whitetail buck
By a one lane bridge
Around the bend
Up on the ridge
Miss Myra's store
Smell the barbecue
Make you stop for gas
When you don't need to
At least 20 miles
To the nearest town
Hills and hollers all around
In the middle of what matters most
In the middle of what matters most
Father's son's and the holy ghost
Open hearts and unlocked doors
A way of life worth dying (fighting) for
If you wonderin' where I'll be
Take out a map of Tennessee
Rick of wood
Stacked by the porch
Black lab pup
Scratching at the door
Two little boys
Sayin' daddy's back
Next thing I know
It's a wrestling match
In middle of nowhere, no where I'd rather be
In the middle of what matters most
Father's son's and the holy ghost
Open hearts and unlocked doors
A way of life worth dying (fighting) for
If you wonderin' where I'll be
Take out a map of Tennessee
Rick of wood
The good lord up above
And his earth beneath my feet
Father's son's and the holy ghost
Open hearts and unlocked doors
A way of life worth dying (fighting) for
If you wonderin' where I'll be
Take out a map of Tennessee
Rick of wood
In the middle of what matters most
In middle of nowhere, no where I'd rather be
Rick of wood
Miss Myra's store
6.Man on a Tractor
Like a stranger in my own life
Tired and confused with too much to do
Nothing left for my kids and my wife
Oh I clung to that first cup of coffee
Praying god, won't you show me what's real
Then out in the distance I saw through the window
The dog walked just like it was smiling
The man drove like the world was all right
The tractor hummed on like a part of a song
That you sing to your children at night
His work was laid out there before him
In rows of green, his whole life was revealed
Oh what I wouldn't give if I could just live
Let me do what I'm doing
Let me do what I'm doing
Let me be where I am
Let me find peace of mind
On my own piece of land
When I'm lost, help me to let go
And find someway to feel
Like a man on a tractor
There I was watching and wondering
My wife came down and sat beside me
She said. it's not about living another man's life
It's about seeing your own differently
Oh this home that I love and my children
What more could one man hope to yield
Then she touched my face and said, there's more than one way
To be a man on a tractor with a dog in a field
Let me be where I am
Let me find peace of mind
On my own piece of land
When I'm lost, help me to let go
And find someway to feel
Like a man on a tractor
There I was watching and wondering
Like a man on a tractor
There I was watching and wondering
The dog walked just like it was smiling
Let me do what I'm doing
There I was watching and wondering
7.Wasted Whiskey
Of getting hammered here tonight
I gave my truck keys to the bar keep
Said dave, don't you dare let me drive
In the middle of this bottle
I drank my train of thought off track
So I've gotta stop drinking
Or start rethinking my reason
Cause it's just wasted whiskey
Cause it's just wasted whiskey
Trying to drink you off my mind
There ain't enough bourbon behind this bar
And I ain't got that kinda time
So I'm gonna stand while I can and raise my glass
Toast every time you kiss me
Cause drinking to forget about you
So here's to new beginnings
And to the memories
And cheers to your mamma and daddy
Cause they were right about you and me
And here's to milsap on the jukebox
And to your new friends you've found
And here's to our joint account,
It's just wasted whiskey
Trying to drink you off my mind
There ain't enough bourbon behind this bar
And I ain't got that kinda time
So I'm gonna stand while I can and raise my glass
Toast every time you kiss me
Cause drinking to forget about you
So here's to new beginnings
Trying to drink you off my mind
There aint enough bourbon behind this bar
And I aint got that kinda time
I'm gonna stand while I can and raise my glass
Toast every single time you ever kissed me
Cause drinking to forget about you
Is wasted whiskey
Drinking to forget about you
That's just wasted whiskey
So here's to new beginnings
It's just wasted whiskey
Cause it's just wasted whiskey
8.Invisibly Shaken
For taking our breakup so casually
But they don't see what lies beneath my smile
It appears that I'm okay
And I moved on when you walked away
I'm invisibly shaken and quietly breakin'
I'm invisibly shaken and quietly breakin'
Desperately takin' one breath at a time
Beneath this composure I know it's over
Baby I'm dying cause you can't be mine
But I will never show the toll it's taking
If it looks like I don't care
It's not killing me seeing you here
And hearing you say you want to try us again
Believe me
It ain't easy being this cool
But too many times girl I've been your fool
Baby I'm dying cause you can't be mine
Desperately takin' one breath at a time
Beneath this composure I know it's over
Baby I'm dying cause you can't be mine
But I will never show the toll it's taking
If it looks like I don't care
But I will never show the toll it's taking
Cause I'm invisibly shaken
Baby I'm dying cause you can't be mine
I'm invisibly shaken and quietly breakin'
If it looks like I don't care
9.Angel's Hands
I can smell the liquor on your breath
I payed for your rehab with my ira
Boy your daddy'd be turning in his grave
She said son I've done all mama can do
He said I wished you and jesus would get off my back
They said his truck was doing 90 when he crashed
I bet it gets so quiet in heaven sometimes
Even god cries
They said honey grown-ups do this all the time
And tears welled up in their little girls eyes
They said now it's something that you've done
She said do you guys mean that you need a time out
And that daddy's gonna move to a different house
They said you'll have two bedrooms you're a lucky kid
She said what about checkers, where's he gonna live
I bet it gets so quiet in heaven sometimes
Even god cries
She prays, angels watch me through the night
Stay by my side til morning light
God bless mama
God bless daddy
Keep us together and happy
I bet it gets so quiet in heaven sometimes
Even god cries when an angels hands are tied
He said I wished you and jesus would get off my back
She said do you guys mean that you need a time out
They said honey grown-ups do this all the time
She prays, angels watch me through the night
10.If You're Going Through Hell(Before the Devil Even Knows)
There's a sign there on your back
That says I don't mind if you kick me, seems like everybody has
Things go from bad to worse
You step off the straight and narrow
And you don't know where you are
Used the needle of your compass, to sew up your broken heart
Ask directions from a genie in a bottle of jim beam
And she lies to you
If you're goin' through hell keep on going
If you're goin' through hell keep on going
Don't slow down if you're scared don't show it
I've been deep down in that darkness
I've been down to my last match
Felt a hundred different deamons breathin' fire down my back
And I knew that if I stumbled I'd fall right into the trap
But the good news is there's angels everywhere out on the street
Holdin' out a hand to pull you back up on your feet
The one's that you've been draggin' for so long
You're on your knees might as well be prayin'
If you're goin' through hell keep on going
Don't slow down if you're scared don't show it
I've been deep down in that darkness
Face that fire walk right through it
If you're goin' through hell keep on going
Don't slow down if you're scared don't show it
You might get out before the devil even knows you're there
When you're goin' through heaven keep on movin'
Face that fire walk right through it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
If you're goin' through hell keep on going
But the good news is there's angels everywhere out on the street
If you're goin' through hell keep on going
I've been deep down in that darkness
If you're goin' through hell keep on going
You step off the straight and narrow
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