Monday, March 18, 2024
CITY THROUGH THE WEEK COUNTRY ON THE WEEKEND
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V1
I LIVE JUST OUTSIDE KANSAS CITY ,
OUT ON THESE GOLDEN PLAINS.
I LIVE ON A FARM, BUT WORK IN A FACTORY.
A TRUE MINIMUM WAGE, SLAVE.
I WORK ALL WEEK FOR A FEW DOLLARS AND EVEN
A FEW DIMES.
JUST ENOUGH TO GET BY, AND TO KEEP THE
DREAM ALIVE.
BY THE END OF THE WEEK, I CAN'T WAIT
TO CROSS THAT RIVER BACK OVER THAT
COUNTY LINE.
I MAY BE CITY THROUGH THE WEEK.
BUT ONCE FRIDAY COMES>
I'M
COUNTRY
COUNTRY COUNTRY
COUNTRY COME TH EWEEKEND
CHORUS:
I HIT THE HONKY TONK
PLAY A LITTLE CHESNEY
MAYBE SOME MARTIN
REBA
OR GEORGE STRAIT
THEN I THROWN DOWN SOME MIRANDA
A LITTLE PAISELY
OR MAYBE SOME GARTH BROOKS
AND TOP IT OFF WITH AN ICE COLD BUD.
AND A LITTLE TIM AND FAITH.
I KEEP DRINKIN' TILL ITS WAY TOO LATE.
AND PARTY TILL THE COWS COME HOME.
DONTCHA KNOW ON A SATURDAY NIGHT AT AN
OKLAHOMA HONKY TONK. YOU'LL NEVER BE ALONE.
NOW I'M SQUARE DANCIN" WITH A REGULAR NAMED RITA
DOIN' A JIG WITH A TULSA GIRL NAMED MOLLY.
DOIN;' THE HILL-BILLY HALF STEP WITH THE BAR-KEEP
I TINK HER NAME IS HOLLY.
I'm DRINKIN TILL THE BAR SHUTS DOWN OR
I RUN OUT OF MONEY
I'M RIDIN' THAT ELECTRIC BULL ,
LIKE IT WASNT EVEN FUNNY.
YEAH I GO THROUGH HELL ALL WEEK
TO WHAT SEEMS LIKE NO END.
I MAY BE CITY THROUGH THE WEEK
BUT ONCE FRIDAY COMES
I'M COUNTRY
COUNTRY
COUNTRY
CTOUNRYT COME THE WEEKEND
V2
I GOT A HANG OVER
MIGHT MISS MONDAY
BUT IT WAS WORTH IT SO I COULD
HAVE TWO FUN DAYS.
THEY ALWAYS SAY A DAY DAY OF REST FOR SUNDAY
BUT FOR ME ITS MY ONE REAL DAY TO PARTY
(TILL THE COWS COME HOME OR THE ROOSTER CROWS)
NOW
ALL WEEK I'M IN MEETINGS
DROWINING IN MY SUGAR AND COFFEE
JUST TO KEEP ME SANE
THINKING ABOUT GETTING HOME BACK
TO THE COUNTRY.
BUT COME TH EWITCHIN' HOUR I'M DRINKING DOWN
AT DUSTYS BAR
AINT THAT SOMETHIN'?
RIDIN' THAT ELECTIRC BULL LIKE IT WASNT EVEN FUNNY.
YEAH I GO THROUGH HELL ALL WEEK
TO WHAT SEEMS LIKE NO END
I MAY BE CITY THROUGH THE WEEK
BUT ONCE FRIDAY COMES
I'M COUNTRY
COUNTRY
COUNTRY
COUNTRY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
BRIDGE:
WE ROAST MARSHMALLOWS / S'MORES OUT BY AN OPEN FIRE
SLEEP IN OUR LOFT UP IN THAT BIG RED BARN.
YEAH ITS THE WAY THAT THE COUNTRY
OUGHTA BE
SO BEAUTIFUL, WILD, AND FREE.
WITH YOU , RIGHT BESIDE ME.
NOW
EVERYBODY PUT AWAY YOUR PHONES>
ITS TIME TO PARTY TILL THE COWS COME HOME.