Stay Country (3:48)

Stay Country (3:48)

Songwriters: Michael Cosner, Mike Kenny, and Byron Hill
Publishers & PRO: Triage Music Inc. (BMI), P M K Publishing Co. (ASCAP), Byron Hill Music (ASCAP)/Quinnford Music (ASCAP)

Contact Information:
Byron Hill
bhprecordings@gmail.com

He was leaving the farm for college
Gonna take the world by storm
Would he lose his small town ways
Would he wear work boots anymore
His family was so proud
As they told him their goodbyes
Then his daddy walked him to the door
And pulled him to the side and he said

I know you’ll do well
I know you’ll be alright
Just one thing before you go and
And take off in that car
Stay country, ‘cause country’s what you are

Two weeks later he called back home
To give his folks the news
Sigma alpha epsilon
Had made him one of the chosen few
He could hear his mama on the phone
The worry in her voice
Then his daddy picked up on the line
And said watch them city boys, listen to me now

I know you’ll do well
Son i know you’ll be alright
Just one thing before you go
Down that road too far
Stay country, ‘cause country’s what you are

Twenty years went by
And it’s funny how things go
That mba degree
Brought him right back home
Workin’ at the hardware store
In fact he bought the place
And there’s a letter hangin’ on the wall
He reads it every day, and it says

I know you’ll do well
Son i know you’ll be alright
No matter where you go in life
Keep this in your heart
Stay country, ‘cause country’s what you are