Getting Back to Country

Story Behind The Song

This song was written about the progression of country music and how it was when I was growing up.

Song Description

This songs talks about the getting back to a simpler, more traditional way of life, like it was when I was a kid.

Song Length 4:26 Genre Country - General, Country - Traditional
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Diplomatic, Content Subject Change, General
Similar Artists Merle Haggard, Jason Aldean Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

Verse 1
What happened to outlaws like Haggard and Cash
When country was meant for the bold and the brash
Fiddle and guitar, with a little bit of rasp
Songs meant for drinking and good times to last

CHORUS
Let's get back to country
It's where I was born and where I'll be
Let's get back to easy livin', rockin' under that old oak tree
Take me back to grandpa's, watching HeeHaw on the tv
Let's get back to country, it's where I want to be.

Interlude (instrumental CHORUS)

Verse 2
I love the ladies, Tucker and Lynn,
Who sang about heartache and the places they've been
Starting from nothing, always wearing a grin
Music from the soul, I want to hear it again.
CHORUS

Let's get back to country
It's where I was born and where I'll be
Let's get back to easy livin', rockin' under that old oak tree
Take me back to grandpa's, watching HeeHaw on the tv
Let's get back to country, it's where I want to be.

Lyrics Jamie McKean & Cody Joe Hodges Music Jamie McKean & Cody Joe Hodges
Producer Don Johnson Publisher McKean/Hodges Publishing
Performance Cody Joe Hodges Label Tate Music Group

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