About The Song
Released in May 1998, “I’m from the Country” is Tracy Byrd’s hit song that’s much like an ode to the daily-ness of country life. Marty Brown wrote the song and was then finished with co-writers Stan Webb and Richard Young, the rhythm guitarist for The Kentucky Headhunters.
This track from his fifth album, together with “I Wanna Feel That Way Again,” reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in 1998. It was on the charts for 28 weeks, with its highest peak at number three. For seventeen weeks, the song was on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at rank 63.
With an up-tempo vibe that takes pride in twelve-bar blues and riffs from the fiddle, electric guitar, and Hammond organ, “I’m from the Country” takes the love for country life to stride.
Tracy Byrd’s hit single resonated with audiences. His experiences growing up in a small town in Texas have greatly influenced his music, often reflecting themes of love, family, and enjoying life to the fullest.
The lyrics tell the story of someone proud of his roots and the lifestyle that he lives with his peers. “We’re from the country, and we like it that way” shows the sincerity of the track, especially as the song describes a close-knit community where the “folks are real” and everyone treats each other as friends.
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Lyrics
Way back up in the country, back in the hills
Down in the hollows where the folks are real
Living with the crazies and the old wildcats
Sawed off shotguns and coon skin caps
That’s where I’m from and I’m proud to say
I’m from the country and I like it that way
Everybody knows everybody
Everybody calls you friend
You don’t need an invitation
Oh, kick off your shoes, come on in
Yeah, we know how to work and we know how to play
We’re from the country and we like it that way
All day long we work in the fields
And bring it on home to a home cooked meal
We love you like Sunday and treat you like Saturday night
And when the beds get full we can sleep in the hay (hey)
We’re from the country and we like it that way
Everybody knows everybody
Everybody calls you friend
You don’t need an invitation
Oh, kick off your shoes, come on in
Yeah, we know how to work and we know how to play
We’re from the country and we like it that way
Everybody knows everybody
Everybody calls you friend
You don’t need an invitation
Oh, kick off your shoes, come on in (come on in)
Yeah, we know how to work and we know how to play
We’re from the country, we’re from the country
We’re from the country and we like it that way