[Verse 1] Mama hung clothes on the line Daddy fixed trucks in the yard I learned how to work with my hands Learned a little, costs a lot Bare feet on the dirt road Watermelon on a paper plate If the screen door slammed too loud You knew somebody was late [Pre-Chorus] Neighbor dog barking loud enough To make my mama cuss Kids played king of the hill, yeah Livin' it up in Jacksonville Never had much cash, just hard heads And strong will to match You can take that polished town [Pre-Chorus] Keep your shiny, fancy ways I got dirt on my bare feet And a whole lot of good old days [Chorus] Growing up redneck Raised on creek dirt Growing up redneck Work before the hurt Tailgate talk And a two-lane prayer Growing up redneck Yeah, I was born right there [Verse 2] Youngins knew how to fish We had minnows and An old bent-up pole Mama said, "The road gets rough And hard times take their toll You can bend beneath the weight But don't let it break your soul" We'd pile in a pickup bed Laughing at the summer heat Friday night rodeos with The radio blarin' Bare feet stomping to the beat [Pre-Chorus] Life ain't fair, and work ain't easy Mama taught me how to stand Got a stubborn streak a mile wide And two hard-working hands You can keep your silver spoons And all your fancy ways I got grit beneath my fingernails And pride that don't need praise [Chorus] Growing up redneck Raised on creek dirt Growing up redneck Work before the hurt Tailgate talk And a two-lane prayer Growing up redneck Yeah, I was born right there [Bridge] Ain't ashamed of where I'm from That old muddy dirt runs deep Hard times taught us how to stand Soft words ain't what we keep If you hear that holler roll Across the fields at dusk That's my people calling home And home is enough for us [Chorus] Growing up redneck Raised on creek dirt Growing up redneck Work before the hurt Tailgate talk And a two-lane prayer Growing up redneck Yeah, I was born right there [Outro] Yeah, I was born right there Growing up redneck Growing up redneck
