Work like a dog all day in the hay Do you know what that is? Five days work for one days pay Do you know what that is? Crops burnt up so pray for rain And watch all your work go down the drain It's enough to drive a man insane Do you know what that is? That's country man, that's the way it goes Alot of folks never get down that road But you read but if you don't sew That's country man, you don't always win But you don't give up and you don't give in You keep on bouncing back again Move to the city where you don't belong Do you know what that is? Bet your whole life on a pray and a song Do you know what that is? Big wigs sitting in a black leather chair And he's your friend when the weather's fair First sign of rain he's outta there Do you know what that is? That's country man, it's a poor boy's dream Taking your first ride in a limousine Look at yourself on the silver screen That's country man, it's a ruthless game It's here one day and gone the same Everybody's looking for the next big thing Hey that's ok I'll be alright At least I can lay down to sleep at night I don't need the ha**le anyway That's country man, that's the way it goes Alot of folks never get down that road But you read but if you don't sew That's country man, you don't always win But you don't give up and you don't give in You keep on bouncing back again That's country Every feel like you could just explode Do you know what that is? And you lay it down and take the high road