[Verse 1] Concrete canyons reaching for the sky Yellow cabs and neon catching my eye Packed a battered suitcase, left the red dirt behind Thought I'd leave my county-line blues color-blind Stood on Broadway avenue, feeling so small Then the subway hit a rhythm and I started to fall For the roar of the engines, the rush of the street Found a slice of heaven in the concrete heat [Chorus] Oh, city lights shining on my cowboy hat Left the porch on the farm and I ain't looking back Got a skyline view from a high-rise floor Still wearin' dust on the boots I wore Yeah, the skyscrapers touch the southern stars tonight Got that country heart under big-city lights [Verse 2] Corner bodega plays a beat like a drum People from everywhere, look at how we've come Got a cowboy swagger walking down the avenue Mixing up the old ways with something brand new Met a slick-talking Yankee at a rooftop bar Talked about our dreams and where we both are Bought him whiskey neat, told him where I was born Now we’re riding the subway till the breaking morn [Chorus] Oh, city lights shining on my cowboy hat Left the porch on the farm and I ain't looking back Got a skyline view from a high-rise floor Still wearin' dust on the boots I wore Yeah, the skyscrapers touch the southern stars tonight Got that country heart under big-city lights [Bridge] They said a country boy would get swallowed alive In the hustle and the bustle where the fast crowd thrive But a good old boy knows how to adapt Put a twang on the tracks where the city traffic tapped Yeah, the country came to town and it's making some noise Making big city believers out of country boys [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] Oh, city lights shining on my cowboy hat Left the porch on the farm and I ain't looking back Got a skyline view from a high-rise floor Still wearin' dust on the boots I wore Yeah, the skyscrapers touch the southern stars tonight Got that country heart under big-city lights [Outro] Big city lights... Country heart... Yeah, we celebrating country right here in the town No turning down... [Fade Out]
