It lasts a little too long, stays out too late
Smokes them reds, drinks too much, bottom shelf whiskey
Huntin', cussin', spittin', burnin' that candle at both ends
But ain't that country

He fishes a little more, then he reads that King James
He searches for God out on the water, just like his dad did
Livin', prayin', sinnin', boots in the mud, washed in the blood
But ain't that country

There's always a little more much
At the end of the money
But he keeps on runnin', yeah
Buddy, that's country

And his heart ain't gold, but he loves his woman
Through wind and rain and dust
Oh, that's country
Oh, it ain't always pretty
Sometimes you gotta get your hands dirty
Yeah, but ain't that country

He's done some wrong, he's done some right
Won and lost some fights
Highs and lows, that's the way it goes
It ain't always sweet tea
Lovin', runnin', son of a gun, like an old outlaw
But ain't that country