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Bill DanceLuke Bryan

Released: April 9, 2021

Songwriter: Rhett Akins Ben Hayslip Dallas Davidson Luke Bryan

Producer: Jeff Stevens Jody Stevens

[Intro]
This ain't no lie

[Verse 1]
Saved all my birthday money up
Put it down on a rod and reel
I got my green and tan Plano loaded up
Permission to fish behind that old sawmill
Mama said, "Watch for snakes"
Daddy said, "Shut the gate"
Brother said, "They're bitin' on the zoom black and red flake"
Layin' in the bed that night
I swear I could barely sleep

[Chorus]
'Cause all I ever wanted to be was Bill Dance
Fishin' for a livin'
Saturday mornin' on television
A Georgia boy learnin' how to hook big bass
From a large mouth legend in a Tennessee hat
Taught me how to tie 'em on
Taught me how to take 'em off
Taught me how to catch 'em when they said they couldn't be caught
Nobody ever had to worry about me
'Cause all I ever wanted to be was Bill Dance

[Verse 2]
While other boys were playin' ball and knockin' heads
I was floatin' on the Muckalee
While rebel kids were smokin', stealin' cigarettes
I was fishing in them cypress trees
Paddle and a Jon Boat, nine pound, no joke
Got him in the net 'cause I didn't get my line broke
Usin' every trick in the book daddy ever taught me

[Chorus]
'Cause all I ever wanted to be was Bill Dance
Fishin' for a livin'
Saturday mornin' on television
A Georgia boy learnin' how to hook big bass
From a large mouth legend in a Tennessee hat
Taught me how to tie 'em on
Taught me how to take 'em off
Taught me how to catch 'em when they said they couldn't be caught
Nobody ever had to worry about me
'Cause all I ever wanted to be was Bill Dance

[Bridge]
There's a lot of heroes out there these days
But if you ask me mine, there's only one name I'll say

[Chorus]
Bill Dance, fishin' for a livin'
Saturday mornin' on television
A Georgia boy learnin' how to hook big bass
From the best damn fisherman the world's ever had
Taught me how to tie 'em on
Taught me how to take 'em off
Taught me how to catch 'em when they said they couldn't be caught
Nobody ever had to worry about me
'Cause all I ever wanted to be was Bill Dance
Bill Dance

[Outro]
Yeah, the sun is just startin' to shine up over the treetops
It's gonna be a beautiful day, it's plain to see

Luke Bryan

Thomas Luther “Luke” Bryan was born July 17, 1976 in Leesburg, Georgia, to Tommy and LeClaire Watkins Bryan. His parents also raised him in Leesburg. At age 14, his parents bought him his first guitar, and after learning to play it, he joined various local bands and began to play in local clubs. After graduating Lee County High School, Bryan planned to move to Nashville, Tennessee; however, this move was delayed, due to the death of his brother, Chris, in a car accident, on the same day he planned to leave. Luke attended Georgia Southern University, and is a member of the Eta Zeta chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. After graduation Luke went to work for his dad, despite everyone encouraging him to move to Tennessee. His dad encouraged him to relocate and he arrived in Nashville in 2001, signing a record deal only two months later. The 6'01/2" singer-songwriter married Caroline Boyer on December 8, 2006. The couple have two sons. Thomas “Bo” Boyer Bryan was born March 18, 2008 and Tatum “Tate” Christopher Bryan was born August 11, 2010. Luke’s nephew Tilden “Til” Cheshire also lives with the Bryan’s, after his mother (Luke’s older sister, Kelly) died in 2007 and his father died in 2014. Among the songs Luke is known for are “Drunk on You” and “Someone Else Calling You Baby”.

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