When I Look Back By a city light, honey I was blind They said, get back, honky cat Better get back to the woods Well I quit in those days And my redneck ways And I'm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Oh, change is gonna do me good Well, get back, honky cat Livin' in the city ain't where it's at It's like tryin' to find gold in a silver mine It's like tryin' to drink whiskey Oh, from a bottle of wine Well, I read some books And I read some magazines Those high-class ladies down in New Orleans And all the folks back home Well, said I was a fool They said, oh, believin' the Lord Is the golden rule They said, get back, honky cat Better get back to the woods Well, I quit in those days And my redneck ways And I'm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Oh, change is gonna do me good They said, get back, honky cat Better get back to the woods Well, I quit in those days And my redneck ways And I'm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Oh, change is gonna do me good They said, stay at home Boy, you gotta turn the phone Laughin' down the city boys Is gonna break your heart But how can you stay When your heart says no How, how can you stop When your feet say go You better get back, honky cat Better get back to the woods Well, I quit in those days And my redneck ways And I'm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Oh, change is gonna do me good They said, get back, honky cat Livin' in the city ain't where it's at It's like tryin' to find gold And I sell my mind It's like diamond drippin' whiskey Oh, from a bottle of wine Oh, yeah Get back, honky cat Get back, honky cat Get back, whoo Get back, honky cat Get back, honky cat Get back, whoo Get back, honky cat Get back, honky cat Get back, honky cat Get back, honky cat Get back, honky cat Get back, honky cat Get back to the woods Well, I quit in those days And my redneck ways And I'm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Oh, change is gonna do me good Hmm-dee, hmm-dee, hmm-dee Hmm-dee, hmm-dee, hmm-dee Hmm-dee dee dee Get back, honky cat Get back, get back.. Get back, honky cat Whoo! Ah yeah! Ha-ha-ha Hoo-ooh Hmm-dee-dee-dee Ooh-ooh Ooh-ee-ooh Ooh-ee-ooh