Jason Aldean

Released: April 13, 2018

Songwriter: Neil Thrasher Wendell Mobley Casey Beathard

Producer: Michael Knox

[Verse 1]
Well you never liked them much
But I broke out these old boots again
Gonna jump in that old truck
Head down to the bar and hang out with an old friend
Been a while since I fired up a cigarette
And got drunk on some draft beer
Well where I’m going tonight
There’s a good chance you won’t want me back here
I tried to be what you were looking for
But I can’t do that anymore

[Chorus]
I'm better at being who I am
Better at letting my rebel run
And nothing about me worth a damn
If I can’t be my old man’s son
Your world and mine are worlds apart
This 'square peg, round hole' thing's too hard
Being something that ain't never had a chance
I’m better at being who I am

[Verse 2]
I wasn’t ever gonna change
I don’t know who in the hell I thought I was kiddin’
For a little while there it seemed like the sex would make it all alright but it didn’t
This ain’t my side of the tracks
I got good at forgetting that

[Chorus 2]
I’m better at being who I am
Better at letting my rebel run
Ain’t nothing about me worth a damn
If I can’t be my old man’s son
Your world and mine are worlds apart
This 'square peg, round hole' thing's too hard
Being something I ain’t never had a chance
I’m better at being back on my side of town
Back down to earth
A blue jean boy and a flannel shirt
I’m just not what you deserve
For what it’s worth, for what it’s worth

[Chorus]
I'm better at being who I am
Better at being where I'm from
Ain't nothing about me is worth a damn
If I can’t be my old man’s son
Your world and mine are worlds apart
This 'square peg, round hole' thing's too hard
Being something I ain't never had a chance
I’m better at being who I am

After almost 15 years at the top of his format, reigning ACM “Artist of the Decade” Jason Aldean has seen trends come and go. Hell, he helped bring a few out of the shadows, like a Country-music Columbus making the mainstream’s first contact with hard rock (“Hicktown”), hip-hop (“Dirt Road Anthem”), and R&B (“Burnin’ It Down”). For 9, Aldean’s ninth studio project, he offers 16 interwoven tracks in an era of stand-alone singles and superstar EPs, holding his ground for a modern album with an old-school soul. A three-time ACM Entertainer of the Year, Aldean’s a card-carrying member of the Country’s elite headliners whose incendiary tours are nearing legendary status. Also a dominant force on the charts, he’s scored 23 Number Ones and notably, all eight of Aldean’s previous studio albums have been certified Gold or Platinum by the RIAA. He’s the only Country act in history to top the all-genre Billboard 200 four times (in a row, no less), racking up four billion streams and more than 18 million albums sold along the way.

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