You gotta take the bees with the fireflies And rain with the shine Chase regrets with success 'til pain becomes your pride It ain't enough just to work until you're tired 'round here 'Cause we don't even retire I'mma get my ass up I'mma keep it John Deere And when that rooster crows I'm off in that field 'Til that mud dries up 'til they stop makin' beer Yeah I'mma keep it kuntry I'mma keep it real See I'mma keep it kuntry I'mma keep it real 'Til that mud dries up 'til they stop makin' beer Man can't give it up I'mma keep it right here Yeah I'mma keep it kuntry I'mma keep it real What y'all know about paprika and mayonnaise chip dip Tell me about the deer skint in the smoke shack out of season Or a night drunk in the hills road killed rabbit eatin' Or how about not eatin' because you're freezin' I believe in memories bein' the reason we achieve things Succeed in catching dreams because you've seen things And you'd rather not go back down that road So you put your whole heart sweat tears and soul Into workin' toward your goals Just know I'mma get my ass up I'mma keep it John Deere And when that rooster crows I'm off in that field 'Til that mud dries up 'til they stop makin' beer Yeah I'mma keep it kuntry I'mma keep it real See I'mma keep it kuntry I'mma keep it real 'Til that mud dries up 'til they stop makin' beer Man can't give it up I'mma keep it right here Yeah I'mma keep it kuntry I'mma keep it real What y'all know about lights out 'cause the child support was due And it's your weekend to keep them but you ain't got no food You've been workin' all week so you don't know what else to do But quittings for the weak so you keep pushin' through You keep working on that pipeline Then at night write your life in lines Slowly but surely perfecting rhymes 'til Nobody can deny the fire inside you You got a get-rich-or-die-tryin' attitude Who woulda knew it'd only be a year or two Before you grew into a dude who the whole world knew I keep a shotgun sitting shotgun I'm sippin' scotch and some beer getting shotgunned Man I may got one hit or two under my belt ah be damned if I changed I'mma get my ass up I'mma keep it John Deere And when that rooster crows I'm off in that field 'Til that mud dries up 'til they stop makin' beer Yeah I'mma keep it kuntry I'mma keep it real See I'mma keep it kuntry I'mma keep it real 'Til that mud dries up 'til they stop makin' beer Man can't give it up I'mma keep it right here Yeah I'mma keep it kuntry I'mma keep it real (I'mma keep it real) I'mma keep it kuntry (keep it real) I'mma keep it kuntry (keep it kuntry)