(mike geiger/woody mullis/michael huffman)
i was born dirt poor on a dead end country road
my every dream was to just grow up and go
like a siren song those bright lights called my name
so i turned that country road into memory lane
well i hit that fast lane it was paved with gold
but it wasn´t long ´til my highbrow ways got old
i started missing things that i thought i´d left behind
´til i found two swinging doors ´neath the neon sign
they were whirling and a twirling to the fiddles and a steel guitar
them city folk was drinking from mason jars
i think i found what paradise might be
the city put the country back in me
when you leave the farm you don´t have to leave your room
just go on home and slip on them cowboy boots
now it´s the best of both worlds all i´ll ever need
the city put the country back in me
they were whirling and a twirling to the fiddles and a steel guitar
them city folk was drinking from mason jars
i think i found what paradise might be
the city put the country back in me
yeah the city put the country back in me