A Country Boy Can Survive - Hank Williams, Jr.

When I die, I wanna come back as a country boy No, there ain't no better life if you ask me If my neck don't come out red, then Lord, just keep me dead 'Cause a country boy's all that I know how to be My back is always breakin', my dogs are always barkin' My money has trouble makin', and my truck has trouble startin' I'm up before the sun, either haulin' hay or huntin' My work ain't ever done but son, I wouldn't trade it for nothin' So when I die, I wanna come back as a country boy No, there ain't no better life if you ask me If my neck don't come out red, then Lord, just keep me dead 'Cause a country boy is all that I know how to be Yeah, if y'all ain't in my drawl, and a fish ain't on my wall And the whiskey don't burn goin' down My feet ain't in a holler, and blue ain't on my collar Leave my Hank-crankin', beer-drinkin' ass in the ground Yeah, when I die, I wanna come back as a country boy No, there ain't no better life if you ask me If my neck don't come out red, then Lord, just keep me dead 'Cause a country boy's all that I know how to be When I die, I wanna come back as a country boy Live on this land, like my old man did before me I don't wanna be born into money Where the boots don't ever get muddy 'Cause a country boy's all that I know how to be When I die, I wanna come back as a country boy No, there ain't no better life if you ask me If my neck don't come out red, then Lord, just keep me dead 'Cause a country boy is all that I know how to be Yeah, a country boy is all that I know how to be

Well, my daddy left home when I was three And he didn't leave much to ma and me Just this old guitar and a empty bottle of booze Now, I don't blame him 'cause he run and hid But the meanest thing that he ever did Was before he left, he went and named me Sue Well, he must've thought that it was quite a joke And it got a lot of laughs from a lots of folks Seems I had to fight my whole life through Some gal would giggle and I'd get red And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head I'll tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named Sue Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean My fist got hard and my wits got keen Roamed from town to town to hide my shame But I made me a vow to the moon and stars I'd search the honkytonks and bars And kill that man that give me that awful name Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July And I just hit town and my throat was dry I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew At an old saloon on a street of mud There at a table, dealin' stud Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me Sue Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet dad From a worn-out picture that my mother'd had And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye He was big and bent and gray and old And I looked at him, and my blood ran cold And I said, "My name is Sue! How do you do? Now you gonna die!" Yeah, that's what I told him! Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes And he went down, but to my surprise Come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear But I busted a chair right across his teeth And we crashed through the wall and into the street Kickin' and a-gougin' in the mud and the blood and the beer I tell ya, I've fought tougher men But I really can't remember when He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss And he went for his gun and I pulled mine first He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile And he said, "Son This world is rough And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough And I know I wouldn't be there to help you along So I give you that name and I said goodbye I knew you'd have to get tough or die And it's that name that helped to make you strong" Yeah, he said, "Now you just fought one hell of a fight And I know you hate me, and you got the right To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do But you oughtta thank me, before I die For the gravel in your guts and the spit in the eye 'Cause I'm the - that named you Sue" Yeah, what could I do? What could I do? I got all choked up and I threw down my gun Called him my pa, and he called me his son And I come away with a different point of view And I think about him, now and then Every time I try and every time I win And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him Bill or George! Anything but Sue! I still hate that name! "All right, thank you very much Just before I ask the Statler Brothers to come back out, we'd like to ask the Carter Family and Carl to help us out on a fine scripture. Look, we got a lot of requests to do 'Peace in the Valley'."

Baby, I know that you're lookin' for Mr. Right I ain't saying I'm him but I'm willing to give it an honest try Maybe you could meet me in the middle and Maybe you could give me just a little bit of time And I'll show you that I wanna hold you and make you mine But I won't stop there, no, I won't 'Cause you deserve better than you've had before Right now you've got a fellow standing at your door I'll treat you like a lady, ain't just gonna call you baby Couple kisses and walk away I ain't playing little games I'm just trying to say girl that I've got a plan 'Cause I know what you're missing I'ma show you the difference 'tween a boy and a man Yeah, I know what you're missing I'ma show you the difference 'tween a boy and a man Yes, I am Baby, I know you ain't looking for a hit and run You need someone to hold when the nights getting cold Let me be the one Ain't no rush we ain't got to hurry, no Take our time 'cause you ain't got to worry 'bout me I believe that I got what you need and it meant some... And I won't stop there, no, I won't 'Cause you deserve better than you've had before Right now you've got a fellow standing at your door I'll treat you like a lady, ain't just gonna call you baby Couple kisses and walk away I ain't playing little games I'm just trying to say girl that I've got a plan And I know what you're missing I'ma show you the difference 'tween a boy and a man Yes, I am And I won't stop there No, I won't You deserve better than you've had before Right now you've got a fellow standing at your door I'll treat you like a lady, ain't just gonna call you baby Couple kisses and walk away I ain't playing little games I'm just trying to say girl that I've got a plan 'Cause I know what you're missing I'ma show you the difference 'tween a boy and a man Yeah, I know what you're missing I'ma show you the difference 'tween a boy and a man Yes, I am Oh-oh, hmm-mm, between a boy and a man

My brothers The rest of our fleet, they wait at the beach And if we're defeated they're good as dead Straight ahead That is who we're fighting No backup No chance for support, so draw out your swords Our foe must be thwarted, right here and now Show me how Great is your will to survive Six hundred lives at stake It's just one life to take And when we kill him, then our journey's over No dying on me now Defeat is not allowed We must live through this day so fight, fight, fight Surround him (surround him) Attack from behind, keep distance in mind and stay in his blind spot And strike his heels (strike the heels) Show him that we're deadly (ha, ha) Exhaust him (exhaust him) Don't let him get close He's strong but he's slow He can't land a blow if we're out of reach Find a breach Stand up and fight for your lives Six hundred lives at stake It's just one life to take And when we kill him, then our journey's over (Push forward) No dying on us now Defeat is not allowed We must live through this day, so fight, fight, fight! Captain Enough He's got a club He's got a club What are our orders? Captain Captain You've hurt me enough Six hundred lives I'll take Six hundred lives I'll break And when I kill you, then my deed is over You're dying here and now Escape is not allowed You won't live through this day, now die, die

At first I was afraid, I was petrified Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side Then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong And I grew strong And I learned how to get along And now you're back From outer space I just walked in to find you here With that sad look across your face Should have changed that stupid lock Should have made you leave your key If I'd known for just one second you'd be back to bother me Go on now, go, walk out the door Just turn around now 'Cause you're not welcome anymore Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die? Oh no, not I, I will survive Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive I've got all my life to live And I've got all my love to give And I'll survive I will survive, hey, hey 'Cause you're not welcome anymore Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbye Think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die? Oh no, not I, I will survive Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive I've got all my life to live And I've got all my love to give And I'll survive I will survive Hey, hey

Well, she was precious like a flower And she grew wild, wild but innocent A perfect prayer in a desperate hour She was everything beautiful and different Stupid boy, you can't fence that in Stupid boy, it's like holdin' back the wind She laid her heart and soul right in your hands And you stole her every dream, and you crushed her plans She never even knew she had a choice, and that's what happens When the only voice she hears is telling her she can't Stupid boy, stupid boy, oh So, what made you think you could take a life And just push it, push it around? I guess to build yourself up so high You had to take her and break her down, oh Well, she laid her heart and soul right in your hands And you stole her every dream, and you crushed her plans She never even knew she had a choice, and that's what happens When the only voice she hears is telling her she can't You stupid boy, oh, you always had to be right But now you lost the only thing That ever made you feel alive Oh, oh Ooh, ooh Yeah, yeah Well, she laid her heart and soul right in your hands, yeah And you stole her every dream, and you crushed her plans Yes, you did She never even knew she had a choice, and that's what happens When the only voice she hears is telling her she can't You stupid boy Oh, I'm the same old, same old stupid boy It took a while for her to figure out She could run, but when she did She was long gone, long gone Ooh, oh, she was gone She's long gone Mm, yeah, she is now Yeah, oh Oh, no one's ever gonna love me like she loved me And she loved me, she loved me God, please, just let her know I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, baby Yeah, I'm down on my knees She's never coming back to me

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع

You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset She's going off about something that you said 'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do I'm in my room, it's a typical Tuesday night I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like And she'll never know your story like I do 'Cause she wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers Dreaming 'bout the day when you wake up and find That what you're looking for has been here the whole time If you could see that I'm the one who understands you Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me, you belong with me Walk in the streets with you in your worn-out jeans I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be Laughing on a park bench thinking to myself "Hey, isn't this easy?" And you've got a smile that can light up this whole town I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down You say, "You're fine", I know you better than that Hey, what you doing with a girl like that? She wears high heels, I wear sneakers She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers Dreaming 'bout the day when you wake up and find That what you're looking for has been here the whole time If you could see that I'm the one who understands you Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me Standing by and waiting at your back door All this time, how could you not know, baby? You belong with me, you belong with me Oh, I remember you driving to my house In the middle of the night I'm the one who makes you laugh When you know you're 'bout to cry I know your favorite songs And you tell me 'bout your dreams Think I know where you belong Think I know it's with me Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you? Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me Standing by and waiting at your back door All this time, how could you not know, baby? You belong with me, you belong with me You belong with me Have you ever thought just maybe, you belong with me? You belong with me