Country Nowadays

Album: Sunriser (2026)
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  • I just wanna catch my fish, drive my truck, drink my beer
    And not wake up to all this stuff I don't wanna hear
    Like the same kind of gun I hunt with, just killed another man
    When the only thing mine ever shot was a deer from my deer stand
    I just want to grow my corn, feed my dogs, wear my boots
    Not turn the TV on, sit and watch the evenin' news
    And be told if I tell my own daughter that little boys ain't little girls
    I'll be up the creek in hot water in this cancel-your-ass world

    It ain't easy being country in this country nowadays
    The direction the finger's point when everything goes up in flames
    Sayin' I'm some right-wing devil 'cause I was small town, Jesus raised
    It ain't easy being country in this country nowadays

    I just wanna cut my grass, watch my game, say my prayers
    Not get a picture of a flag up in flames as people cheer
    Yeah, the same one my grandaddy fought for, being stepped on like it's trash
    And I'm a downright hateful monster if I back the blue and badge

    It ain't easy being country in this country nowadays
    The direction the finger's point when everything goes up in flames
    Sayin' I'm some right-wing devil 'cause I was red letter, Jesus raised
    It ain't easy being country in this country nowadays

    All I do is mind my business, live my life the best I can
    Try to be a real good husband, a real good daddy, a real good man
    But because I have my morals and a small town point of view
    You assume that you don't like me means that I don't like you, too

    It ain't easy being country in this country nowadays
    The direction the finger's point when everything goes up in flames
    Sayin' I'm some right-wing devil 'cause I was gospel, Jesus raised
    It ain't easy being country in this country nowadays

    In this country nowadays Writer/s: Lee Brice, Matt Alderman, Nate Kenyon
    Publisher: Anthem Entertainment, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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