What Country Is

There's a housefly swimmin' in my sweet tea

Hey darlin', pass another Kerr jar to me

Butter drippin' off a biscuit, baby, better take a bite

Cantaloupe thumps like it's finally ripe

Box fan on a lawn chair suckin' in swamp air

200 mile marker signs from nowhere

That's what country is

It ain't a rebel flag you bought at the mall

It's a hideaway bed in an old horse stall

Two kids gettin' caught stealin' a Boone's farm kiss

It ain't a John Deere cap that's never fell in the cotton

It's a Jimmy Rodgers song that was long forgotten

It's homemade peach ice cream on sun burnt lips

That's what country is

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When the sun starts slippin' from the delta sky

And the last scarecrow tucks in for the night

Make a fire, throw a blanket on the sandy bank

'Bout an hour 'til we feel the first catfish yank

Barefoot cane pole wavin' at the riverboats

And when they're gone take a dip in the moon glow

That's what country is

It ain't a rebel flag you bought at the mall

It's a hideaway bed in an old horse stall

Two kids gettin' caught stealin' a Boone's farm kiss

It ain't a John Deere cap that's never fell in the cotton

It's a Jimmy Rodgers song that was long forgotten

It's homemade peach ice cream on sun burnt lips

That's what country is

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It ain't a jacked up truck that's never seen a pasture

It's cars pullin' over for a no cab tractor

It's homemade peach ice cream on sun burnt lips

No, it can't be bought, it's somethin' you're born with

That's what country is

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That's what country is

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That's what country is

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That's what country is