Can't Take the Country Out of Me

Ohhhh Oh ... ooooo.. oooo Verse 1 Grew up on a gravel road in a one-stoplight town Where the porch light was the only light for miles around Traded in my daddy's truck for a subway pass Told myself this city life was gonna be a blast Pre-Chorus Now I'm surrounded by a million faces Neon signs in all the wrong places Skyline where my stars should be Chorus But you can dress me up in city clothes Put me in these fancy shoes, but Lord it shows I still hear that screen door slam at night Still crave that Tennessee moonlight You can take the girl out of that red dirt town But you can't take the country out of me No you can't take the country out of me Verse 2 I miss my blue jeans hangin' on the line to dry My cowboy boots collectin' dust, my hat hung up too high Traffic's honkin' where the crickets used to sing Concrete where my mama's garden used to bloom each spring Pre-Chorus Now I'm running with the fast and pretty Lost my drawl to fit this city But it's still there underneath, you'll see Chorus 'Cause you can dress me up in city clothes Put me in these fancy shoes, but Lord it shows I still hear that screen door slam at night Still crave that Tennessee moonlight You can take the girl out of that red dirt town But you can't take the country out of me No you can't take the country out of me [Instrumental Break Fiddle and Acoustic Guitar with riffs 12-Bars] Bridge I still talk to God on a gravel road In my dreams at night, that's still my home Some nights I put my boots back on Just to feel like I still belong To the hills, to the hay, to the sweet cicada song Final Chorus So go on, dress me up in city clothes Put me on that stage under city glow I'll still two-step when the band gets tight Still taste that Tennessee moonshine You can take this girl to the city lights But you can't take the country out of me No, you can't take the country out of me Lord, you can't take the country out of me