Last night I saw Lester Maddox on a TV show With some smart-ass New York jew The jew laughed at Lester Maddox And the audience laughed at Lester Maddox too Well he may be a fool, but he's our fool If they think they're better than him they're wrong So I went to the park and I took some paper along And that's where I made this song We talk real funny down here We drink to much, we laugh too loud We're too dumb to make it in no northern town We're keeping the niggers down We got no-necked oil men from Texas Good Ol' Boys from Tennessee College men from LSU Went in dumb, come out dumb too Hustling around Atlanta in their alligator shoes Getting drunk every weekend at the barbecues And keeping the niggers down We're rednecks, we're rednecks We don't know our ass from a hole in the ground We're rednecks, we're rednecks We're keeping the niggers down Now your nothern nigger's a "negro" You see, he's got his dignity But down here we're too ignorant to realize The north has set the nigger free Yes, he's free to be put in a cage in Harlem in New York City And he's free to be put in a cage in the South Side of Chicago and the West Side And he's free to be put in a cage in Hough in Cleveland And he's free to be put in a cage in East St Louis And he's free to be put in a cage in the Fillmore San Fransisco And he's free to be put in a cage in the Roxbury in Boston They're gatherin' them up for miles around Keeping the niggers down We're rednecks, we're rednecks We don't know our ass from a hole in the ground We're rednecks, we're rednecks We're keeping the niggers down

I need to lean on a truck with five old friends Tell old lies and then tell 'em again Ride 33 'til it hits the river Throw cans in the bed 'til the moon's just a sliver Wanna see my name on a dive bar wall Where the ceilings ain't, but the beers are tall There's something 'bout a city like this Makes me miss what I grew up with Red necks, red letters, red dirt One light, one bar, one church Where the Lord gets thanked and the shine gets drank While an outback brush pile burns Yeah, I've been away, way too long But tonight I'm headed back home 'Cause when I need to find me There's only three things that'll work Red necks, red letters, red dirt I need to hear mama pray 'til the rolls get cold For them hometown folks that she says I know My soul's a little dirty 'cause my boots are too clean It's been too long since I've seen Red necks, red letters, red dirt One light, one bar, one church Where the Lord gets thanked and the shine gets drank While an outback brush pile burns Yeah, I've been away, way too long But tonight I'm headed back home 'Cause when I need to find me There's only three things that'll work Red necks, red letters, red dirt Red necks, red letters, red dirt, oh Yeah, I bet by now they're missin' me So I ain't stopping 'til I see Red necks, red letters, red dirt One light, one bar, one church Where the Lord gets thanked and the shine gets drank While an outback brush pile burns Yeah, I've been away, way too long But tonight I'm headed back home 'Cause when I need to find me There's only three things that'll work Red necks, red letters, red dirt, oh Red necks, red letters, red dirt Red necks, red letters, red dirt

You know, they say, in the business we land With the milk and honey You cant buy love, that will take your money Uncle Sam cam down but it aint no dummy The power is a beat, good Lord get something from me Jesus is lord, cash is king, When it rains, it pours, To pours, pours and drink Gotta trick all hopes like you gonna be one And love your neighbor like you gonna need one We fly with flag, get the price of freedom And on all the way there is a way to life this life I think the rednecks got it right Thats right, right, right Think the rednecks got it right, right, right x 2 Imma learn when they go against top The top, push do it We aint afraid to say it, and Imma stick to you We may be simple but believe aint stupid If you wanna do right let a country boy do it Yeah we might get loud all up in your face Probably raise up all in your hail, all up in your face Know a dousing things and I cant erase Come Sunday mornin Im all about that grace Spread my wings and let that free bird fly And avoid the ways you have to life this life You only get one shot And avoid the ways you have to life this life Think the rednecks got it right, right, right x 2 You know we here for the low whole Why can we all get a log yo It aint live for a right Now we aint gotta fight Thats right, lets roll yo Imma erase my fans all high Imm spread my wings and fly And avoid the ways you have to life this life Think the rednecks got it right, right, right x 4

You were that whiskey running through my veins You were that first sweet taste of Mary Jane All alone in the darkness watching my hands shake But they don't have a rehab for heartbreak It's your blue sundress with the strap falling off of your shoulder It's that all night moonlight drive, you saying baby pull over, pull over It's that long kiss barely coming up for air Had to have you anytime and everywhere So hooked on you probably never get clean and sober Whoa, I bang my head against the moon I bang my fist against the wall You always used to get me high Now all I do is crash and fall I'm going through withdrawals I'm going through withdrawals I'm going through withdrawals Yeah you got me going through 'em It's the rain on the window with your body wrapped tight around me It's that lightning flash in your eyes make me want you so badly, madly You're the ghost that's still sleeping in my bed A song I can't turn off in my head You're the perfect storm, yeah baby, and I'm still drowning Whoa, I bang my head against the moon I bang my fist against the wall You always used to get me high Now all I do is crash and fall I'm going through withdrawals I'm going through withdrawals I'm going through withdrawals Yeah you got me going through 'em I'm going through withdrawals I'm going through withdrawals, yeah I bang my head against the moon I bang my fist against the wall You always used to get me high Now all I do is crash and fall I'm going through withdrawals I'm going through withdrawals I'm going through withdrawals I'm going through withdrawals I'm going through withdrawals I'm going through withdrawals Yeah you got me going through 'em

I thought I had it locked up tight, had the only key to my life Thought I built the walls up high enough I was king of the neon lights, wore the crown on Friday nights I was winning the losing fight 'til you showed up, yeah You kicked my door in and stole my heart away and Took all my lonely nights and ran off with my bad days Girl, you didn't leave nothing but the wonderful You're a beautiful criminal How'd you get away with this, I thought it was just a kiss I ain't been the same since you laid it on me Yeah, baby, you wrecked this place with just a smile on your pretty face It's all changed, didn't leave a trace of the old me, baby You kicked my door in and stole my heart away and Took all my lonely nights and ran off with my bad days Girl you didn't leave nothing but the wonderful You're a beautiful criminal, yeah You're a criminal So take it all girl, I won't stop you Oh, and I'm so glad that I caught you, now I got you You kicked my door in and stole my heart away Took all my lonely nights and ran off with my bad days You didn't leave nothing but the wonderful You're a beautiful criminal Baby, you're a criminal, yeah You're a criminal You're a criminal

Been there, done that, messed around I'm having fun, don't put me down I'll never let you sweep me off my feet I won't let you in again The messages I've tried to send My information's just not going in Burning bridges shore to shore I'll break away from something more I'm not turned on to love until it's cheap Been there, done that, messed around I'm having fun, don't put me down I'll never let you sweep me off my feet This time, baby, I'll be Bulletproof This time, baby, I'll be Bulletproof I won't let you turn around And tell me now I'm much too proud To walk away from something when it's dead Do, do, do your dirty words Come out to play when you are heard There's certain things that should be left unsaid So tick, tick, tick, tick on the watch And life's too short for me to stop Oh, baby, your time is running out See, I won't let you turn around And tell me now I'm much too proud And all you do is fill me up with doubt This time, baby, I'll be Bulletproof This time, baby, I'll be Bulletproof This time, baby, I'll be Bulletproof This time, baby, I'll be Bulletproof

Gonna drive like hell through your neighborhood Park this Silverado on your front lawn Crank up a little Hank, sit on the hood, and drank I'm about to get my pissed off on I'm gonna aim my headlights into your bedroom windows Throw empty beer cans at both of your shadows I didn't come here to start a fight, but I'm up for anything tonight You know you broke the wrong heart baby and drove me redneck crazy I wish I knew how long it's been going on How long you've been getting some on the side Now, he can't amount to much by the look of that little truck Well he won't be getting any sleep tonight I'm gonna aim my headlights into your bedroom windows Throw empty beer cans at both of your shadows I didn't come here to start a fight, but I'm up for anything tonight You know you broke the wrong heart baby and drove me redneck crazy, yeah Redneck crazy Did you think I'd wish you both the best, endless love and happiness? You know that's just not the kind of man I am I'm the kind that shows up at your house at 3 A.M. I'm gonna aim my headlights into your bedroom windows Throw empty beer cans at both of your shadows I didn't come here to start a fight, but I'm up for anything tonight You gone and broke the wrong heart baby and drove me redneck crazy, yeah You drove me redneck crazy, oh yeah yeah

She let her last teardrop Pressed the pedal down Put him in her rearview Along with that "stuck here" town Turned that FM dial 'Til she found a song To help forget What was already gone Hey, cover girl Shouldn't have to cover, girl Makeup hides, but don't heal it So damn tired of concealin' No real man Should ever lay his hands on you Hey, cover girl Cover girl ain't meant to cover black and blue Flyin' down the road Crossin' county lines You never thought you'd leave But you did this time You never felt so free Never thought you'd know What it feels like To break the chains and roll Go on girl, go Hey, cover girl Shouldn't have to cover, girl Makeup hides, but don't heal it So damn tired of concealin' No real man Should ever lay his hands on you Hey, cover girl Cover girl ain't meant to cover black and blue Keep on rollin' Don't slow down Don't let the devil turn you back around You're almost there Keep movin' and provin' Cover girl You shouldn't have to cover, girl Makeup hides, but don't heal it So damn tired of concealin' No real man Should ever lay his hands on you Hey, cover girl Cover girl ain't meant to cover black and blue Ain't meant to cover black and blue Hey, cover girl ain't meant to cover black and blue