Ace Arlo - Lovin' My Country Lyrics

I grew up on the outskirts of a small town, a little run down but a big town
It was soon bound to be
I heard my first concert down in anaheim, I was in my prime
Down to my last, dime spendin' all my time in the city

I got my introduction to a smokey bar, playin' my guitar
With a tip jar, workin' real hard for the money
Where I met seduction, self destruction
There was drugs, thugs, whiskey jugs, flatt and scruggs
Laughs and hugs till it wasn't funny

That's a time when livin" in the city just got way too busy for me
Why I moved to the country, out where I can breathe
I thought I had everything that a guy could ever need
Yeah, that's when I met my baby then she moved in with me
Now we're not just livin" in the country, we're lovin" in the country
Livin" in the country and lovin" my country

My day job was construction, I really didn't wanna be
But I had to be all that I could be
To keep that big paycheck comin' round
A rapid reproduction of a tract neighborhood
Was my lively hood, it wasn't all good
So I thought I should leave boomtown

That's a time when livin" in the city just got way too busy for me
Why I moved to the country, out where I can breathe
I thought I had everything that a guy could ever need
Yeah, that's when I met my baby then she moved in with me
Now we're not just livin" in the country, we're lovin" in the country
Livin" in the country and lovin" my country