ride through the country

thank yall

how yall doin? yeh

my names colt ford

i jus came here to do a little song for yall

bout where i come from

the way i see it

i brought my buddy

mr. john michael montgomery with me

he's gunna play a lil guitar and sing a lil bit. im gunna do a lil sumthin for yall called ride through the country

let's go john. down the road where the black top ends

you can find colt ford with all his friends

we're used to gravel roads

and fishin'

with cane poles

wasn't no swimmin' pools

jus swimmin' holes. we was dirt road poor

and cane switched raised

i've been came a long way since back in them days

been 'round the world

twice seen all fifty states

ate on thousand dollar china

but love sum paper plates

there aint nuthin wrong with them big

city lights

but me

i prefer them slow country nights

where i can see the darkness come in and go

most folks is honest

and they all speak slow

you can leave your door open

aint nuttin' gunna happen

most country folks

sing

but i couldn't

so i'm rappin

i wanna show yall where i come from

and invite yall all down to any country town

now before i pack and things and leave

there's sumthin i need yall to understand

i seen alotta things in my life time

that's why i walk the line

i'm just a simple man

and i aint in the things for cheep thrills

but all my scars heel

so

don't you ever cry for me

i aint ashamed where i'm from

you always will come

take a ride through the country. up

dressed

and gone by 5 am

he's country

and he's rappin' we gotta play him

folks been waitin for some one like me

to

give 'em some heart beats and spit that country

my jeans don't sag

they fit

they kinda tight

got on a white t-shirt

no nothin' but work. daylight til dark

that's how i was bread

and i'll keep bein' country til the day i'm dead

see

country folks eat biscuits called cat heads

bar-b-q

baked beans

sweet tea

and white bread

we like to fish and

hunt

aint scared of a fight

love the good lord and believe in doin' right

got 4-wheel drives

some got mud on 'em

you can keep your rolls roice

cuz baby

we don't want 'em!

so now yall all know exactly who i am

and if you aint into that

i don't give a damn!

now before i pack and things and leave

there's sumthin i need yall to understand

i seen alotta things in my life time

that's why i walk the line

i'm just a simple man

and i aint in the things for cheep thrills

but all my scars heel

so

don't you ever cry for me

i aint ashamed where i'm from

you always will come

take a ride through the country. you might see my on your t.v

but honey

that don't mean a thing

you see

i'm still that same 'ol country boy

and that's

all i'll ever be

and sometime

those bright lights blind me

and make it hard for me to see

but when i need to be reminded

i take a ride through the country

at about 5 o'clock on friday afternoon

them country boys head down to the local saloon

you welcome to stop in and have a

cold bottle

big city boys and stuck up super models

we don't care where ya from

as long as you polite

cuz push come to

shove and every one of us will fight

we mostly easy like sunday morning

ol' colt came here to give yall fair warnin'

country folks wont be pushed around

and

theres some of us livin' in every town

we believe in the bible

and the u.s.a

work hard for what you want

it's the

american way

no body owe you nothin' supposed to earn your keep

but in a hard days work

get a good nights sleep

i know some of yall think colt's kinda odd

but i'm loud

proud and country by the grace of god!

now before i pack and things and leave

there's sumthin i need yall to understand

i seen alotta things in my life time

that's why i walk the line

i'm just a simple man

and i aint in the things for cheep thrills

but all my scars heel

so

don't you ever cry for me

i aint ashamed where i'm from

you always will come

take a ride through the country.