Thomas Rhett

Released: October 29, 2013

Songwriter: Brett Warren Brad Warren Jay Joyce Thomas Rhett

Producer: Jay Joyce

[Verse 1]
We wasn't rich, we wasn't poor
Lived on a cul-de-sac 'til my parents divorced
I drove a hand-me-down Ford pickup truck
We had to drive ten miles just to sink it in the mud
Come on, come on
Come on, come on

[Verse 2]
I went to private school for a couple of years
And I loved Jesus, but I still drank beer
I played high school football, but I didn't start
Coach said I was slow but I hit real hard

[Chorus]
Hey, hey what can I say
I grew up in the heartland USA
I sing it loud and proud and I make a lotta noise
I'm an all-American middle class white boy
Hey, hey

[Verse 3]
Lived in the sticks 'til I moved to the city
But the stars ain't as bright and the girls ain't as pretty
I still say, "Yes sir, ma'am and y'all"
So don't you be hatin' on the way I talk Hoss

[Chorus]
Hey, hey what can I say
I grew up in the heartland USA
I sing it loud and proud and I make a lotta noise
I'm an all-American middle class white boy
Hey, hey
Hey, hey
Hey

[Bridge]
I like what I like, I am what I am
And even when they lose, I'm still a Bulldog fan
I rocked DMX when I was I kid
And now I sing country music like my daddy did

[Chorus]
Hey, hey what can I say
I grew up in the heartland USA
I sing it loud and proud and I make a lotta noise
I'm an all-American
Hey, hey what can I say
I grew up in the heartland USA
I sing it loud and proud and I make a lotta noise
I'm an all-American middle class white boy
Hey
Middle class white boy
Hey

Thomas Rhett Akins, Jr. is a country superstar who has charmed listeners with romantic tracks like “Die a Happy Man.” He was born March 30, 1990 in Valdosta, Georgia to country music recording artist Rhett Akins, Sr. and wife Paige Braswell. In high school, he was the drummer in a punk rock band called the High Heeled Flip Flops. Thomas married his childhood sweetheart, Lauren Gregory, in October 2012, and they adopted their oldest daughter, Willa Gray Akins, in May 2017 and welcomed their second daughter Ada James Akins into the world on August 12th 2017.

His debut, self-titled EP gave listeners a preview of his debut album, It Goes Like This.

2015’s Tangled Up proved to be an important record to Thomas' career. Singles like “T-Shirt,” “Vacation,” and “Die a Happy Man” drew in new audiences who appreciated Thomas' lyrical and vocal talents.

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Thomas Rhett

It Goes Like This