What Country Is

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There's a house fly swimming in my sweet tea Hey darling pass another Kerr jar to me Butter dripping off a biscuit, baby better take a bite Cantaloupe thumps like it's finally ripe Box fan on a lawn chair sucking in swamp air Two hundred mile marker signs from nowhere That's what country is [Chorus] It ain't a rebel flag you bought at the mall It's a hideaway bed in an old horse stall Two kids getting caught stealing a Boone's farm kiss It ain't a John Deere cap that's never fell in the cotton It's a Jimmie Rodgers song that was long forgotten It's homemade peach ice cream on sun-burnt lips That's what country is [Verse 2] When the sun starts slipping from the delta sky And the last scarecrow tucks in for the night Make a fire throw a blanket on the sandy bank 'Bout an hour 'til we feel the first catfish yank Barefoot cane pole waving at the riverboats And when they're gone, take a dip in the moon glow That's what country is [Chorus] It ain't a rebel flag you bought at the mall It's a hideaway bed in an old horse stall Two kids getting caught stealing a Boone's farm kiss It ain't a John Deere cap that's never fell in the cotton It's a Jimmy Rodgers song that was long forgotten It's homemade peach ice cream on sun-burnt lips That's what country is [Outro] It ain't a jacked up truck that's never seen a pasture It's cars pulling over for a no-cab tractor It's homemade peach ice cream on sun-burnt lips No, it can't be bought, it's something you're born with That's what country is That's what country is That's what country is That's what country is