I Got My First Guitar When I Was Just A Boy
I Was Playing The Blues Instead Of Playing With Toys
Listening To The Opry And Dreaming Of The Neon Lights
So It Was Late To Bed And Early To Rise
I Worked The Field All Day And The Crowd All Night
My Finger On The Trigger And Nashville In My Sights
I'm The Real Thing And I Sing Songs About Real Life

And I Never Heard A Fiddle Called A Violin
Never Really Worried If I Fit In
Country Ain't What I Sing It's What I Am
This Hat Ain't Something I Wear For Style
These Boots Have Been Around A While
Country Ain't What I Sing It's What I Am

I Learned To Drive On A Dirt Road
Cruised The Strip On Rock And Roll
And Drove Around On "Miles And Miles Of Texas"
And As I Grew Daddy Showed Me Now
To Earn A Living By The Sweat Of My Brow
But He Never Made Me Follow In His Steps
He Said Work Hard And Let The Good Lord Do The Rest

And I Never Heard A Fiddle Called A Violin
Never Really Worried If I Fit In
Country Ain't What I Sing It's What I Am
This Truck Ain't Something I Drive For Style
These Boots Have Been Around A While
Country Ain't What I Sing It's What I Am

And I Never Heard A Fiddle Called A Violin
Never Really Worried If I Fit In
Country Ain't What I Sing It's What I Am
This Hat Ain't Something I Wear For Style
These Boots Have Been Around A While
Country Ain't What I Sing It's What I Am