It was down in my Grandpa's soul
And it migrated to mine
It's a gift the love of my life
Though the boys and girls want me sway
This feeling ain't going away
It's the feeling I get when a banjo plays
Oh no I just can't give it away
Oh no this country life is here to stay
Every farmhouse that I see
It reminds me of those pastures green
And in the fields the cornstalks sway
It's enough to take your breath away
It's in the hay mows where I hid and played
Oh no I just can't give it away
Oh no this country life is here to stay
From the garden grandma broke the beans
And rinsed them off so we coul eat
It was the dirt on the bottom of my feet
It was the cows that we turned in so the
Morning chores, they could begin
Oh no I just can't give it away
Oh no this country life is here to stay
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Yes I'm country through and through
It's in everything that I do
It's how I wear my heart on my sleeve
It's the acreage that I see in my dreams
No, you'll never take that away from me
It's a mindset that makes me free
Oh no I just can't give it away
The farm was my grandma's heart
And grandpa's soul
And their country life never went away
It's in the guitar that I play
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No I won't give I away
No I won't give it away
No I can't give it away
No I just can't give I away
No I'll never give it a
