Lyrics
(Verse 1) The screen door swings on a rusty hinge
The summer sun’s on a golden binge
Spent my mornings in a pair of overalls
Climbing over timber and the field-stone walls
Didn’t need a clock, just the dinner bell’s ring
And the rhythmic sway of a tire swing
Dust on my boots and the red clay on my hands
Learning how to listen to the lay of the land.
(Chorus)
Yeah, I was raised where the asphalt ends
Where the gravel crumbles and the river bends
Between the rows of corn and the tall pine trees
I found my soul in the evening breeze
It wasn’t always easy, and it wasn’t always kind
But you won’t find a better place to leave your youth behind
Yeah, I grew up in the country, and the country grew up in me.
(Verse 2) Friday nights meant the stadium lights
Or a bonfire burning through the frost-bit nights
Tailgates dropped and the stories got tall
Learning how to stand and learning how to fall
We didn’t have much, but we had enough
A little bit of faith and a whole lot of tough
Old man taught me how to fix a flat
And that a man’s flying thro the cosmos free spirit,
But everyone heart is where he's at. (Bridge)
Now the city lights are bright, and the buildings touch the sky
But they can’t catch the magic of a July firefly
I might’ve moved away to find my own road
But I’m still carrying the weight of that heavy country code.
(Chorus)
Yeah, I was raised where the asphalt ends
Where the gravel crumbles and the river bends
Between the rows of corn and the tall pine trees
I found my soul in the evening breeze
It wasn’t always easy, and it wasn’t always kind
But you won’t find a better place to leave your youth behind
Yeah, I grew up in the country, and the country grew up in me.
(Outro)
Just a dirt road dreamer.
A little more sun, a little more rain.
Always finding my way back home again.
Yeah, the country grew up in me.