Released: February 5, 2021

Songwriter: Ross Copperman Shane McAnally Josh Osborne

Producer: Jeff Stevens Jody Stevens

[Verse 1]
Old boat, new boat
Red boat, blue boat
Only thing better than one is two boats
Big church, small church
Come one, come all church
New sound, old sound
Small town, old town
If you're drinkin' better have enough for the whole town
Red dirt, clay dirt
Tryna get the pay dirt

[Chorus]
Country did, as country does
Long as the salt gets licked and the corn grows thick and the sun comes up
Country is, as country was
'Round here the good ol' days ain't far away 'cause they can't change us
Proud of your family, proud of your name
Proud of the mud runnin' through your veins
They say nothing don't ever stay the way it was
But country does
Country does

[Verse 2]
Old folks, kin folks
Those folks, them folks
Talk about us gonna take it on the chin folks
Farm work, hard word
Kids do the yard work
Slow song, sad song
Growin' up on bad songs
Long as there's fiddle hell there really ain't a bad song
Cold beer, cheap beer
Plant our roots and our boots and our feet here

[Chorus]
Country did, as country does
Long as the salt gets licked and the corn grows thick and the sun comes up
Country is, as country was
'Round here the good ol' days ain't far away 'cause you can't change us
Proud of your family, proud of your name
Proud of the mud runnin' through your veins
They say nothing don't ever stay the way it was
But country does
Country does

[Bridge]
Country did, as country does
Long as the salt gets licked and the corn grows thick and the sun comes up

[Chorus]
Country is, as country was
'Round here the good ol' days ain't far away 'cause they can't change us
Proud of your family, proud of your name
Proud of the mud runnin' through your veins
They say nothing don't ever stay the way it was
But country does
Country does
Country does

[Outro]
Proud of your family, proud of your name
Proud of the mud runnin' through your veins
Proud of your family, proud of your name
Proud of the mud runnin' through your veins

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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