Dirt Road DNA

[Verse 1]
Got a high rise view and a tailored suit Learn to hide the accent, learned to be mute Ordering sushi and drinking merlot Pretending that I don't know where the corn grows But put me in a truck and turn the key And suddenly it all comes back to me You can take the boy out of the sticks But you can't change the way the clock ticks

[Chorus]
I got Dirt Road DNA running through my veins Red clay dust and summer rains It's a double helix of barbed wire and pine Something you can't erase, something that's mine Microscope shows a tractor and a field A stubborn heart that refuses to yield No matter how far I try to stray I'm bound by this Dirt Road DNA

[Verse 2]
I try to walk fancy, try to talk fast But I'm always looking back at the past Hearing the crickets in the subway sound Missing the feeling of the solid ground It's genetic, it's cellular, it's deep inside A country boy legacy I can't hide So I'm hanging up the tie, putting on the boots Going back to my tangled roots

[Chorus]
I got Dirt Road DNA running through my veins Red clay dust and summer rains It's a double helix of barbed wire and pine Something you can't erase, something that's mine Microscope shows a tractor and a field A stubborn heart that refuses to yield No matter how far I try to stray I'm bound by this Dirt Road DNA

[Bridge]
Science can't explain it City can't contain it It's who I am Just a country man

[Outro]
It's in the blood. Can't wash it out. Dirt Road DNA.