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LIVING COUNTRY STRONG

Well, I never drove a tractor through fields of golden wheat
I never felt the cold green steel of John Deere beneath my feet
I never worked the fertile land
Herded cattle while they ran
But when I hear ol’ Hank I always sing along
I’m city born and raised but living country strong
Living country strong...

I never walked the cotton fields of rural Tennessee
I never fished in the bayou…the Outer Banks are a mystery to me
I never danced with fireflies
Chased gators through the swamp
But when I hear George Strait, I always sing along
I’m city born and raised but living country strong

Give me some sweet old pedal steel, fiddle and mandolin
Let the banjo call me to the hills with the bluegrass kicking in
I’ll take a beat-up Telecaster
A bottleneck on a Stratocaster
Play some Merle and I’ll sing along
Living country strong…
Living country strong…

I never worked the oil fields beneath a blazing Texas sun
I never hunted duck or deer, never shot my granddaddy’s gun
Now, I never chew tobacco
Drink moonshine from a jar
But when I hear Garth Brooks, I always sing along
I’m city born and raised but living country strong

Give me some sweet old pedal steel, fiddle and mandolin
Let the banjo call me to the hills with the bluegrass kicking in
I’ll take a beat-up Telecaster
A bottleneck on a Stratocaster
Play some Emmylou and I’ll sing along
Living country strong…
(Country strong)
Living country strong…
(Country strong)
Living country strong…
(Country strong)
Living country strong…
(Country strong)
Living country strong…

© 2022 Christopher Iverson Music/BMI
words & music: Christopher Iverson