Never Left Me

[Verse 1]

I remember loading up my truck

Everybody there wishing me luck

Thought I put all I knew and you in the rearview

I talked to Mama last night on the phone

She asked about me coming back home

Told her how you tagged along and you're pretty much here too

[Chorus]

Everybody wonders where I’m from

'Cause they know I ain't from here

It’s the way I talk, it's the way I walk

It's the way I hold my beer

All the red-letter common sense simple man

That I wear out on my sleeve

Makes it clear that my hometown is who I'll always be

Yeah, I left you, but you never left me

[Verse 2]

A lead foot in a rat race suit

Ain't ever gonna fit my roots

Too much Sunday drive in these boots to go there

I tried to pretty up, I tried to city up

But the truth in my heart always hits me up

Reminds who I am and to wear it like a brand

So I do and I don't care

[Chorus]

Everybody wonders where I'm from

'Cause they know I ain’t from here

It’s the way I talk, it's the way I walk

It’s the way I hold my beer

All the red-letter common sense simple man

That I wear out on my sleeve

Makes it clear that my hometown is who I'll always be

Yeah, I left you, but you never left me

[Bridge]

I still bleed red, white, and blue

And I still make handshake deals

And I'll never stop praying or two-finger waving from the steering wheel

[Chorus]

Everybody wonders where I'm from

’Cause they know I ain't from here

It's the way I talk, it's the way I walk

It's the way I hold my beer

All the red-letter common sense simple man

That I wear out on my sleeve

Makes it clear that my hometown is who I'll always be

Yeah, I left you, but you never left me

[Outro]

Mm, never left me