City Boy Blues (Master)

Country rock, deep male voice, driving beat and bass, big drums, electric guitars

The sky is still wide but it feels so small
Since she left me here standin' with nothin' at all
The lights of the city done stole her away
But out here in the fields, I’m gonna stay

He’s got high-rise views and tailored suits
Caviar dreams and Italian boots
I gave her my heart and a hard-workin’ life
But she traded it all for the neon lights
Now I’m sittin’ here sippin’ this hundred-proof
Tryin’ to drown out these city boy blues

I bought her daisies and he bought her pearls
Told her my dreams but he promised her the world
She used to dance in the moonlight with me
Now she’s lost in the glow of his big screen TV
He’s got a penthouse and I’ve got a porch
He’s poppin’ champagne while I’m lightin’ a torch
Burnin’ these memories, yeah, what can I do
It's hard to compete with these city boy blues

I hope he gives her all the things I couldn’t buy
Hope she sleeps good under that big city sky
But when the glitz and the glam start to fade away
I’ll still be here with the fields and the hay

The sun’s settin’ low, but it just don’t feel right
Her love burned out like a hot Friday night
The harder I work the less I can see
She wanted the world, so she walked out on me

So here’s to the backroads and the simple life
Here’s to the girl who could’ve been my wife
She’s out there somewhere in them high-heeled shoes
While I keep on singin’ these city boy blues
While I keep on singin’ these city boy blues
While I keep on singin’ ... these city boy blues

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I was born on a backroad, boots in the dirt Workin’ my hands till they bled on my shirt She said that she loved me said I was her man But I guess this ole' farm boy just ain’t in the plan ’Cause here he comes in his shiny black car Talkin’ big money and drinkin’ wine at the bar I’m stuck out here plowin’ and fixin’ old shoes While she’s runnin’ off I got them city boy blues The sky is still wide but it feels so small Since she left me here standin' with nothin' at all The lights of the city done stole her away But out here in the fields, I’m gonna stay He’s got high-rise views and tailored suits Caviar dreams and Italian boots I gave her my heart and a hard-workin’ life But she traded it all for the neon lights Now I’m sittin’ here sippin’ this hundred-proof Tryin’ to drown out these city boy blues I bought her daisies and he bought her pearls Told her my dreams but he promised her the world She used to dance in the moonlight with me Now she’s lost in the glow of his big screen TV He’s got a penthouse and I’ve got a porch He’s poppin’ champagne while I’m lightin’ a torch Burnin’ these memories, yeah, what can I do It's hard to compete with these city boy blues He’s got high-rise views and tailored suits Caviar dreams and Italian boots I gave her my heart and a hard-workin’ life But she traded it all for the neon lights Now I’m sittin’ here sippin’ this hundred-proof Tryin’ to drown out these city boy blues I hope he gives her all the things I couldn’t buy Hope she sleeps good under that big city sky But when the glitz and the glam start to fade away I’ll still be here with the fields and the hay The sun’s settin’ low, but it just don’t feel right Her love burned out like a hot Friday night The harder I work the less I can see She wanted the world, so she walked out on me He’s got high-rise views and tailored suits Caviar dreams and Italian boots I gave her my heart and a hard-workin’ life But she traded it all for the neon lights Now I’m sittin’ here sippin’ this hundred-proof Tryin’ to drown out these city boy blues So here’s to the backroads and the simple life Here’s to the girl who could’ve been my wife She’s out there somewhere in them high-heeled shoes While I keep on singin’ these city boy blues While I keep on singin’ these city boy blues While I keep on singin’ ... these city boy blues

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