When I look back, boy, I must have been greenPopping in the country, fishing in the streamLooking for an answer, trying to find a signUntil I saw your city lights, honey, I was blindThey said, get back, honky-tonk, better get back to the woodsWell, I quit in those days and my redneck waysAnd I, mm-hmm, mm-hmm, oh, change is gonna do me goodYou betterGet back, honky-tonk, living in the city ain't a wearer's eyeIt's like trying to find gold in a silver mineIt's like trying to drink whiskey, oh, from a bottle of wineWell, I read some books and I read some magazinesAbout those high-class ladiesDown in New OrleansAnd all the folks back homeWell, said I was a foolThey said, oh, believing the Lord is the golden ruleThey said, get back, honky-tonk, better get back to the woodsWell, I quit in those days and my redneck waysAnd I, mm-hmm, mm-hmm, oh, change is gonna do me goodOh, change is gonna do me goodTake it easy on me, I'm the crazy horseWho knows what I'll winBut maybe I know how God!"I said, Get back, honky-tonk, living in the city ain't a wearer's eyeWell, they saidSteady with meI say, come on, get backI said, get back, honky-tonk, better get back to the woodsBetter get back to the woodsWell, I quit those daysAnd my redneck waysAnd I, oh, oh, oh, ohOh, change is gonna do me goodThey said, stay at homeBoy, you got a time to fallLeft me now, they said, yeah, boysIt's gonna break your heartBut how can you stayWhen your heart says noHow, how can you stopWhen your feet say goYou better get back, okayBetter get back to the woodsWell, I quit those daysAnd my redneck waysAnd I, oh, oh, oh, ohOh, change is gonna do me goodIt's gonna do me goodBetter get back, hawk a catLiving in the cityAin't a wearer's eyeIt's like trying to find goldIn a silver mineIt's like trying to drink whiskeyOh, from a bottle of wineOh, yeahGet back to the woodsOh, get back, get backOh, get, get backWooGet back, hawk a catGet back, hawk a catGet backWooWooWooOh, get back, hawk a catGet back, hawk a catWooWooWooWooOh, yeah.