Back where I belong

Intro — 4 bars (Beat Bare)

(wind + guitar)

(LEAD)

Yeah…

Back where it started.

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Verse 1 — Country Roots (Tightened)

(LEAD)

Born where the gravel hit the fence line,

Fourth grade kid, didn’t know time,

Fishin’ off a dock with my old man late,

Sun go down, yeah we’d sit and wait,

Ridin’ mower trailers, dust in my lungs,

Hands up high like we’d never grow up,

First smoke off a dented can,

Back in the woods, just boys bein’ men,

(HARM LOW — last word stack)

fence line… time… late… wait…

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HOOK — Full (Studio Clean)

(LEAD)

Born in the country, raised by the dirt,

City tried break me, only made it worse,

Went where I had to, learned what I was,

You can’t take the country out my blood,

(HARM LOW — full hook)

out my blood… out my blood…

(HARM HIGH — last line only)

No you can’t… no you can’t…

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Verse 2 — City Shift

(LEAD)

Packed up quick, dropped in the city,

Sirens sang songs, nights got gritty,

Trap house back with the lights real loud,

One night flood beams, cops everywhere, crowd,

Gunshots echo off brick and stone,

Learned how to move quiet, stay in my zone,

From dirt roads straight to survival mode,

Kid with a weight he was never owed,

(HARM LOW — phrase echoes)

stay low… stay low…

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HOOK — Half-Time (Bounce)

(LEAD)

Born in the country, raised by the dirt,

City tried break me, only made it worse,

(LEAD + HARM LOW together)

Went where I had to, learned what I was,

You can’t take the country out my blood,

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Verse 3 — Pressure & Loss

(LEAD)

Cold hallways, eyes stay sharp,

Learned real quick how to fade to dark,

Head down low, fists in my coat,

Let it all slide, let silence talk,

Then my dad passed, whole world froze,

Dreams he was here, then I woke up cold,

Reach for a voice I can’t rewind,

Tryna stay strong with a fractured mind,

(LEAD — dry)

Miss you, Dad.

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HOOK — Stripped (Emotion Take)

(guitar + pad only)

(LEAD)

Born in the country, raised by the dirt,

City tried break me, only made it worse,

(HARM HIGH — soft, airy)

Only made it worse…

(LEAD)

You can’t take the country out my blood,

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Verse 4 — Rise & Return

(LEAD)

Lost a friend, yeah he crossed that line,

Funny how fate got perfect timing,

Through the fallout I found my wife,

Didn’t know then she’d save my life,

Trade school grind, hands stay sore,

Plumbin’ lines just to build more,

First bike came when love showed up,

First taste peace ever filled my cup,

(HARM LOW — final word hits)

life… more… up…

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FINAL HOOK — Full Power

(LEAD)

Born in the country, raised by the dirt,

City tried break me, only made it worse,

Went where I had to, learned what I was,

You can’t take the country out my blood,

(ALL HARMONIES — chant)

out my blood… out my blood…

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Outro — A Cappella

(LEAD)

Back where I belong.