Rurally Bankrupt - Hills & Hollers Lyrics

I spent half my life in the hills and the hollers
The other half in the South Georgia waters
In the little town where I was raised
Mine wasn't a household name

Well, we moved down here 'cause we were poor
Had no idea what I was in for
Callin' me a Yankee was hard to ignore
'Cause I hadn't even learned about the Civil War

Dad went down there 'cause he found work
Never knew how much it hurt...
Without him until he was 800 miles away
Trying to pay the bills we made... today
You could say...

He had to work, He had to fight
Had to do what he could to keep us alive
I'm not saying it was dad
And I thank 'em both for all we had
I spent half my life in the hills and the hollers
The other half in the South Georgia waters
In the little town where I was raised
Mine wasn't a household name

Sure my grandaddy is from Pittsburgh
And yours is from somewhere I never heard
But that didn't matter to Uncle Same
When he sent them both to Vietnam
He dropped 'em deep in the jungle tryin' to find
A way to etch out and survive
I guess... and all the rest

He had to work, He had to fight
Had to do what he could to stay alive
He would tell ya that it was all bad
And I thank the lord that he came back
I spent half my life in the hills and the hollers
The other half in the South Georgia waters
In the little town where I was raised
Mine wasn't a household name

Now I'm four years dry
Just trying to learn how to survive
In time.... I could find
Just trying to break a band
Tryin' to live up to our plan
But you know, that we know

We'll have to work
We'll have to fight
We'll have to do what we can to get by
Well it's gonna happen to happen
Just don't know when
Just as long as we don't forget where we've been
I spent half my life in the hills and the hollers
The other half in the South Georgia waters
In the little town where I was raised
Mine wasn't a household name