Now I know how Merle Haggard felt when he sang the words Mama Tried
And I lived those teenage Friday nights with a pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight.
And that summer Becky broke my heart, Alabama sang Old Flame Burning.
Well, Ive danced with George Strait, drank with George Jones
My lifes been a country song
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Its all about falling down and getting back up
Yeah, good times and hard luck
True love and amazing grace
Working all week for a back ache
Raisin cane on Friday nights
Sunday church to set it right
They can write it on my stone
My lifes been a country song.
Now I know how Paycheck felt when told his boss to take his job and shove it
And Ive had the girl that made me say I like it, I love it, I want some more of it.
And Ill always remember just where I was when the world stopped turning
Through the good and the bad, the right and the wrong
My lifes been a country song
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Its been the words when I couldnt find em; a friend when Ive been alone
Its been a toast to the things remembered; the strength for moving on
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Oh, my lifes been a country song