*Country Boy*

[bird]

This has to be the greatest song that I have ever heard.  This should become our 2nd National Anthem!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsQzw_Ax8Cw&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Well I grew up down an old dirt road
In a town you wouldn't know
My pop's picked a place up for fifteen hundred bucks
Back in 1964
My grandfather was a drinker
Back in the day he put him down
But war is known to change a man
And whiskey's known to change a man

That's not me
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

Its 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 on marque
He said you want to sell a million records boy
You better listen to me
He said change your style
While in your smile you can lose a couple pounds
And if you want to live this life
You better lose that wife
Don't even need your friends around

And I said that's not me
The biggest things in life is your friends and family
And I like my jeans and my old t-shirt
A couple extra pounds never really hurt
Because a country boy is all I'll ever be
And Hank taught me how to stay alive
You'll never catch me out the house without my .9 or .45
I got a big orange tracker and a diesel truck
My idea of heaven is chasing wild tail bucks
And as a country boy I know I can survive

Now two flags fly above my land
That really sum up how I feel
One's 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 is says and I'll take that to my grave

Because this is me
Proud to be American and strong in my beliefs
And I've said it before but I'll say it again
Because I never need a government to hold my hand
And I've said it before but I'll say it again
Because my family's always fought and died to save this land
And a country boy is all I'll ever be

[barry]

Good song indeed!
I believe Aarron Lewis  sings it.

[TnTurk]

Give me the country life over the city any day. A country boy is all I'll ever be.   

[drenalinld]

Thanks for posting bird. Great song!

[Hognutz]

Bird..
I think that the verse goes, "I rarely drink from the bottle but I smoke a little weed.'' Don't want to be picky, but it changes the meaning, big time. Great song. Thanks..Mike

[vicksburg]

Yeah, several words are wrong, but reguardless, that song is great, and Aaron Lewis is an awesome performer.  He needs nothing but a guitar.  Look up some of his acoustic covers on youtube.

[strutnva]

The best song out there in a while, I love it

[bird]

Bird..
I think that the verse goes, "I rarely drink from the bottle but I smoke a little weed.'' Don't want to be picky, but it changes the meaning, big time. Great song. Thanks..Mike

That's funny Mike... I copied it from a music lyrics website and that is the way they had it.  Thanks for a heads up on that and I went ahead and corrected that word.

Although I don't agree with that part of the song I still agree with the tone and message that the song is saying.  The verse that I really like is.....

Now two flags fly above my land
That really sum up how I feel
One's 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 is says and I'll take that to my grave

[Hognutz]

You goota love that...Amen, Brother..Mike

[bird]

Love that song!! I also like many songs that Staind performs..... pretty cool guy!!

Bird,

this:  Back in the day we put him down    should say: Back in the day he put them down.

Man I tell ya what.... that lyrics site had em' all screwed up.

Thanks

bird

[harvester]

great song

[Mtneer]

Got to see him perform it accoustically at the Bone Collector Bash in February!  He  was a special guest performing with Ashton Sheppard and Rhett Akins!  It was a good time!

[4nwtf]

love that song, aaron lewis rocks 

[Ky strutt n bust n]

This is my 2nd anthem. just like my state anthem is called " Kentucky Anthem" by Craig Russell Band. Aaron Lewis you did this song right, and everybody should be proud to be an american after they hear this song

[outlaw]

he is awesome he is  on the druys celebrities dream season on the outdoor channel to and it ranks up there with country boy can survive and devil went down to georgia