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James Johnston - COUNTRY BOYS (Audio Only)
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Johnston
James Johnston
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COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Johnston
James Johnston
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James Johnston
James Johnston
Producer
Liam Quinn
Liam Quinn
Producer
Justin Wantz
Justin Wantz
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Dirt bikes on weekends and trucks we'd take driftin'
Yeah, that's what we called toys
Old boots and blue jeans, no, there's no mistakin'
We were country boys (Whoa)
[PreChorus]
No city in sight, dirt road for miles
Yeah, it was a hell of a life
[Chorus]
'Cause we were buildin' bonfires on Friday nights
We were chasin' round them girls we liked
We were just some kids hangin' out in the middle of nowhere (Whoa)
We were spendin' summers swimmin' in that creek
No, we didn't have much, but we had all we need
It wasn't our choice, I'm thankful I was
One of them small-town, knock-around country boys (Hey)
[Verse 2]
Oh, whoa
Yeah, one of them country boys (Oh, whoa)
[Verse 3]
Jump off the deep end to prove you're a real man
Was something you couldn't avoid
Nah, it's just what you did when you grew up like this
As one of them country boys (Whoa)
[Chorus]
Yeah, we were buildin' bonfires on Friday nights
We were chasin' round them girls we liked
We were just some kids hangin' out in the middle of nowhere (Whoa)
We were spendin' summers swimmin' in that creek
No, we didn't have much, but we had all we need
It wasn't our choice, I'm thankful I was
One of them small-town, knock-around country boys
[Verse 4]
Oh, whoa
Yeah, one of them country boys (Oh, whoa)
Yeah, one of them country boys (Oh, whoa)
[PreChorus]
Ah, no city in sight, dirt road for miles
Yeah, it was a hell of a life
[Chorus]
'Cause we were buildin' bonfires on Friday nights
We were chasin' round some girl we liked
We just some kids hangin' out in the middle of nowhere
Just like wind, we were spendin' summers swimmin' in that creek (Oh, yeah)
No, we didn't have much, but we had all we need
It wasn't our choice, I'm thankful I was (It wasn't our choice, I'm thankful I was)
One of them small-town, knock-around country boys
[Outro]
I'm one of them country boys (Oh, whoa)
One of them country boys (Oh, whoa)
One of them country boys (Oh, whoa)
Yeah, one of them country boys
Written by: James Colson Miracle, James Johnston, Michael Ray, Samuel Armand Martinez

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