I grew up in the country, six kids in a two-room shack Soon as I learned those three chords, I had a guitar on my back I wanted to carry a football, that dream came and went real soon Made it through two years of college, thank God I could carry a tune Na-na, yeah, thank God I could carry a tune I'm no love, I'm no train, got a little rusty in the rain I've been lost, I've been found, I left my mark on my little bitty town Yeah, raise me a few good babies, raise me a whole lot of hell And if I ever get to heaven, I'm gonna have a story to tell, yeah If I get there, I'm gonna have a story to tell I drank a lot of cheap whiskey, shut down too many bars Low as a dog in the valley and high as the Carolina stars I've kissed some girls, still miss some girls, most beautiful you've ever seen I gave my heart to a woman who didn't give a damn about me I'm no love, I'm no train, got a little rusty in the rain I've been lost, I've been found, I left my mark on my little bitty town Yeah, raise me a few good babies, raise me a whole lot of hell And if I ever get to heaven, I'm gonna have a story to tell, yeah If I get there, I'm gonna have a story to tell It's got some parts that'll make you laugh and some that'll make you cry Some pages I wish I could tear out, but I ain't gonna tell no lie Cause it's the story of my life Now I can't preach or give no advice, I didn't do everything well But man, just live while you're alive and try to have a story to tell I'm no love, I'm no train, got a little rusty in the rain I've been lost, I've been found, I left my mark on my little bitty town Raise me a few good babies, raise me a whole lot of hell And if I ever get to heaven, I'm gonna have a story to tell, yeah If I get there, I'll have a real good story to tell Nah, nah, yeah, we'll have a real good story to tell *