[Verse 1] Mud on the tailgate Boots at the gate Cold flask, hot temper I don't negotiate Old smoke in the air Dog bark in the lot Chrome on the porch And I came for my spot Two-step mean With a grin and a glare If you talk too slick You won't stay there Moon in the glass Got a burn in the throat I was raised on the edge Where the hard roads go [Pre-Chorus] Hold that line Don't blink, don't fold Hands on the wheel And the story gets cold Too close now Hear that crowd go wild One wrong move And I light that smile [Chorus] Mud on the tailgate Mud on the tailgate Talk big now Mud on the tailgate Mud on the tailgate Mud on the tailgate Say my name right Mud on the tailgate [Verse 2] Shotgun rack But I ain't here to brag Just a hard-faced stare And a heavy brown bag Barn floor stomp When I walk in slow They know that sound When the night gets low Bite of that jar And a rough-neck laugh If you want that smoke Best learn your path Steel on my hip And a chip on my mind Been pushed too far Now I draw that line [Pre-Chorus] Hold that line Don't blink, don't fold Hands on the wheel And the story gets cold Too close now Hear that crowd go wild One wrong move And I light that smile [Chorus] Mud on the tailgate Mud on the tailgate Talk big now Mud on the tailgate Mud on the tailgate Mud on the tailgate Say my name right Mud on the tailgate [Bridge] Banjo cry While the back roads shake One false step And the whole thing breaks I came up rough With a grin and grit When the night turns sharp I don't quit [Final Chorus] Mud on the tailgate Mud on the tailgate Talk big now Mud on the tailgate Mud on the tailgate Mud on the tailgate Say my name right Mud on the tailgate Mud on the tailgate Mud on the tailgate Back road king Mud on the tailgate
