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.



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