Country Livin’

There's an old fashioned country way of livin' There's an old country way to greet a friend I'm shakin' off the shackles of this big town And I'm headin' for the country ways again There's an old fashioned country way of singin' Songs that are truthful and worthwhile Songs of the life we live together Oh I mean to say we call it country style There's an old fashioned country way of playin' Without the pomp and style of any star It's what we call a good old get together Stringin' with a pick 'n strum guitar - oh yeah Oh you can't beat a good old country barn dance They come for miles up and down the line And if they feel like dancin' until daylight Oh well no-one seems to care about the time Oh there's mateship in a good old country bar room For everyone knows everybody else And as you laugh and listen to the mingled stories And maybe throw a few around yourself So you ask me city friend, why I am leavin' To share again the droughts and floods and strife You ask me why I'm singin' country music Well country music, friend, is a way of life There's an old fashioned country way of livin' There's an old country way to greet a friend Though fame and wealth may never be extended Your wealth is in the hearts of your dear friends There's an old fashioned country way of livin' There's an old country way to greet a friend I'm shakin' off the shackles of this big town And I'm headin' for the country ways again aah, headin' for the country ways again