Verse 1
Why’s he calling you darlin’ when the sun goes down?
Why’s he checking on you every time I leave town?
You tell me he’s a friend, but something don’t feel right,
Too many little secrets coming out into the light.
Pre-Chorus
I ain’t looking for a fight,
I just wanna know the truth tonight.
Chorus
Why’s he calling you darlin’? Why’s he calling you daily?
Why you telling me I’m crazy when you know it drives me crazy?
He knows your family, he knows where you go,
So tell me something, baby, that I don’t already know.
You can call it friendship, call it whatever you want,
But why’s he calling you darlin’ when I’m the one you’re supposed to love?
Verse 2
I was raised where the gravel road runs through the pines,
Where a man’s word still means something most of the time.
We work all day, come home when the sun goes down,
Don’t need much more than a truck and a little piece of ground.
I can work a field, I can fish all night,
Fix an old Chevy underneath a porch light.
When the world gets crazy, we know what to do,
Country boys like me know how to make it through.
Chorus
Why’s he calling you darlin’? Why’s he calling you daily?
Why you telling me I’m crazy when you know it drives me crazy?
He knows your family, he knows where you go,
So tell me something, baby, that I don’t already know.
You can call it friendship, call it whatever you want,
But why’s he calling you darlin’ when I’m the one you’re supposed to love?
Bridge
You can take away the money, you can shut down every store,
But there’s still a little country left behind every door.
We grew up knowing how to work, how to stand, how to survive,
And when everything goes wrong, we’ll still make it through the night.
Final Chorus
Why’s he calling you darlin’? Why’s he calling you daily?
You can tell me I’m overthinking, but the truth won’t drive me crazy.
I’m a country boy, I know when something ain’t right,
And I’m asking you one question before we say goodnight:
If he’s only just a friend, baby, tell me why—
Why’s he calling you darlin’?