Now I know how Merle Haggard felt when he sang the words, Mama, try
And I'd leave those teenage Friday nights, the pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight
And that summer break, he broke my heart, Alabama sang, old flame burning
Well, I danced with George Strait, drank with George Jones, my life's been a country song
It's all about falling down and getting back up, your good times and hard luck
True love and amazing grace, working all week for a bad game
Raising cane, Friday nights, Sunday church, to set it right
They can write it on my stone, my life's been a country song
Now I know how Paycheck felt when he told his boss to take his job and shove it
And I've had the girls that made me say
I like it, I love it, I want some more of it
And I'll always remember just where I was when the world stopped turning
Through the good and the bad, the right and the wrong
My life's been a country song
It's all about falling down and getting back up, your good times and hard luck
True love and amazing grace, working all week for a bad game
Raising cane, Friday nights, Sunday church, to set it right
They can write it on my stone, my life's been a country song
It's been the words when I couldn't find them, a friend when I've been alone
It's been a toast to the things remembered
Strength from moving on, it's all about
Falling down and getting back up, your good times and hard luck
True love and amazing grace, working all week for a bad game
Raising cane, Friday nights, Sunday church, to set it right
They can write it on my stone
My life's been a country song
My life's been a country song
My life's been a country song