Out Here Living

[Intro – Upbeat country-rock groove, acoustic guitar, driving drums] [Verse 1] Phone lightin’ up on a Friday afternoon Everybody postin’ from every room People all shoutin’ from a six-inch screen Tellin’ me what they think I should be So I threw my charger in the kitchen drawer Grabbed my boots and headed out the door Rolled down the windows on an old dirt road Turned the radio up, let the good times roll [Pre-Chorus] Nothin’ wrong with slowin’ down now and then And seein’ what lies around the bend… [Chorus] I’m out here livin’, not livin’ online Makin’ good times one day at a time Got some real friends and a sky full of stars Makin’ real memories ‘stead of swipin’ through ours Tradin’ dee ems for real stories to tell Shinin’ brighter than a phone screen ever will Don’t need a million likes to know I’m alright I’m out here livin’ my life tonight... [Verse 2] Met a pretty girl at the diner ‘round the way We talked for hours and forgot the day No profile picture, no perfect pose Just two people seein’ where conversation goes She said “Funny how the best things I’ve ever found Never came from scrolling around” I smiled and said “Girl you might be right” Then we watched the moon come up that night [Pre-Chorus] Sometimes all you need to know Is a whole world beyond that little glow... [Chorus] I’m out here livin’, not livin’ online Makin’ good times one day at a time Got some real friends and a sky full of stars Makin’ real memories ‘stead of swipin’ through ours Tradin’ dee ems for real stories to tell Shinin’ brighter than a phone screen ever will Don’t need a million likes to know I’m alright I’m out here livin’ my life tonight... [Bridge] Put your phone away, pull up a chair The people that matter are already here Life moves fast, don’t let it pass you by Staring at a screen ‘stead of lookin’ at the sky [Final Chorus] I’m out here livin’, not livin’ online Tradin’ little screens for a little more time Got some real friends and a sky full of stars Makin’ real memories right where we are Not hangin’ on every Facebook post Thankin’ God for the people that matter most Don’t need a million likes to know I’m alright I’m out here livin’ my life tonight [Outro – big singalong] Whoa-oh-oh, out here livin’… Whoa-oh-oh, one day at a time… Whoa-oh-oh, out here livin’… Makin’ good times offline tonight….