I hear people saying we don't need this war I say there's some things worth fighting for What about our freedom and this piece of ground We didn't get
I miss the look of surrender in your eyes The way your soft brown hair would fall I miss the power of your kiss when we made love Oh, but baby most of
I'm tired of working every day for a dollar About to choke on my own blue collar This ain't gonna last, misled by the grand illusion I've come to this
Work like a dog all day in the hay (Do you know what that is?) Five days work for one days pay (Do you know what that is?) Crops burnt up so pray for
Dancin' in the living room cuttin' up a rug Dancin' with a baby looks more like a hug Livin' in a house made of saw mill wood "Roll over Beethoven" never
There's a little shack tucked back in the timber It wasn't much back then, but it was home Sometimes it hurts me to remember Just how long I've been gone
I got a lot of highway to travel I got a little lady on my mind I'm already pullin' over callin' Caroline I got to be in Bowling Green by mornin' It'
Free Feels a lot better that I thought it would Free Never knew it felt so good to be Free to do what I wanna do So I'm getting out on the town tonight
Skipping rocks across the creek Tasting something good to eat Feeling grass on my bare feet And talking to a friend Walking down a railroad track with
I've looked high and low I've searched near and far And after all this time Still I don't know where you are I've done all I know to do So girl, I guess
I dug this hole I'm standing in She made it clear she ain't coming back again I'm dying here, it's dark and cold Oh, I'm the only one to blame, I dug
I hear people saying We don't need this war But I say there's some things worth fighting for What about our freedom and this piece of ground We didn
The first thing I did when that plane finally landed was kiss the ground The next thing I did was to go find my friends down at the old hangout Drank
I have never had an easy life But I'm not complaining It has taught me how to stand and fight For what I believe in I guess that's just how I was raised
I got a place that I like to slip off to When everything starts closin' in And I got some ways that the world don't agree with Yeah, some folks would
I've been known to have a drink or two In the comfort of my home It helps to minimize the crazy things I hear when I'm alone You'd think by now that
If I could tell the truth, people just might see Who I really am, not who I have to be I get so damn tired of playing by the rules Afraid of what I'd
