John Schneider - Southern Rock Survivor Lyrics

To play a chicken wire stage in some Louisiana town
Paying my dues working for tips and stale beer
All night joints with the truck stop queens
We were starving to death but we're living on dreams
After all I've done it's a wonder I'm still here
I'm a southern rock and survivor
I spent 30 hard years in those dingy old bars
Loving every minute playing my old guitar
And I Finally made to the top one failure at a time

You see a song don't care about anyone's age
It's all about the music when I'm up there on stage
When the crowd starts singing I feel like I'm still in my prime
I'm a southern rock and survivor
Out on the road a mile is still a mile
I've played it all and never once changed my style
As long as I've got another gig to play
I'll be southern rockin' out til my dying day
I'm a southern rock survivor

I'm a southern rock survivor I've got music in my soul