Ladies Love Country Boys

This is for all you sophisticated ladies out there Yeah, she grew up in the city in a little subdivision Her daddy wore a tie, mama never fried a chicken Ballet, straight A's, most likely to succeed They bought her a car after graduation Sent her down South for some higher education Put her on the fast track to a law degree Now she's comin' home to visit, holdin' the hand Of a wild-eyed boy with a farmer's tan And she's ridin' in the middle of his pickup truck Blaring Charlie Daniels, yellin', "Turn it up" They raised her up a lady But there's one thing they couldn't avoid Ladies love country boys You know it's true Yeah, you know mama's and daddy's Want better for their daughters Hope they'll settle down with a doctor or a lawyer And their uptown, ball gown, hand me down royalty They never understand why their princess falls For some camouflaged britches and a southern boy drawl Or why she's ridin' in the middle of a pickup truck Blarin' Hank Jr., yellin', "Turn it up" They raised her up a lady But there's one thing they couldn't avoid Ladies love country boys Oh, get country with it now You can train 'em You can try to teach 'em right from wrong But it's still gonna turn 'em on When they go ridin' in the middle of a pickup truck Blaring Lynyrd Skynyrd, yellin' ("Turn it up!") You can raise her up a lady But there's one thing you just can't avoid Ladies love country boys They love us country boys, yeah They can't stand it It's that country thing, you know, yeah Sing it now Oh, that's pretty ladies I like the "na-na"