Come Back As A Country Boy

Album

Body Language

Label

Warner Records

Genre

Country rock

Composer(s)

Jordan Schmidt;Josh Thompson;Hardy

Entered Chart

Jan 15, 2022

Peak Date

Apr 16, 2022

Released

Unknown

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Warner Music

Born and raised in the small town of Ada, Oklahoma, Blake Shelton takes pride in his country heritage. Here, he extolls the virtues of hard work. I'm up before the sun, either hauling hay or hunting My work ain't ever done, but son, I wouldn't trade it for nothing And sings the praises of the rural lifestyle. If y'all ain't in my drawl and a fish ain't on my wall And the whiskey don't burn going down On the chorus, Shelton declares that if he died and got the chance to be reincarnated, he probably wouldn't do it if he couldn't be country. So when I die I wanna come back as a country boy No, there ain't no better life if you ask me This is one of four new songs Shelton recorded for the deluxe edition of Body Language. He released it as a radio single on October 1, 2021. Hardy, Josh Thompson and Jordan Schmidt wrote "Come Back as a Country Boy." Though Shelton didn't contribute to the hardworking-country-folks anthem, it's right in his ballpark. Other songs the Oklahoma native has recorded where he champions his rural heritage include "Hillbilly Bone," and "God's Country." Hardy and Schmidt also wrote the latter song, along with Devin Dawson. Shelton sees "Come Back As A Country Boy" as "at least a first cousin to 'God's Country.'" After firing up those country fans who listen to both Hank Williams Jr. and Lynyrd Skynyrd, he hopes to do the same with this song. "It doesn't have as much of a rock edge as 'God's Country' did," said Shelton, "but it's got the same kind of personality. It's an anthem." Shelton's love for Marvel served as the inspiration for the video (he's seen every Marvel movie). "Why can't just a country guy have superpowers?" Shelton asked. "Now wouldn't that be cool if just a good ol' country boy could do things like, you know, push over a giant tree, or with just one swath of his hand, rake up an entire river up on the bank?"

When I die, I wanna come back as a country boy
No, there ain't no better life if you ask me
If my neck don't come out red, then Lord, just keep me dead
'Cause a country boy's all that I know how to be

My back is always breakin', my dogs are always barkin'
My money has trouble makin' and my truck has trouble startin'
I'm up before the sun, either haulin' hay or huntin'
My work ain't ever done, but son, I wouldn't trade it for nothin'

So when I die I wanna come back as a country boy
No, there ain't no better life if you ask me
If my neck don't come out red, then Lord, just keep me dead
'Cause a country boy's all that I know how to be

Yeah, if y'all ain't in my drawl and a fish ain't on my wall
And the whiskey don't burn goin' down
My feet ain't in a holler and blue ain't on my collar
Leave my Hank-crankin', beer-drinkin' ass in the ground

Yeah, when I die I wanna come back as a country boy
No, there ain't no better life if you ask me
If my neck don't come out red, then Lord, just keep me dead
'Cause a country boy's all that I know how to be

(Hyah!)

When I die I wanna come back as a country boy
Live on this land like my old man did before me
I don't wanna be born into money, where the boots don't ever get muddy
'Cause a country boy's all that I know how to be

Yeah, when I die I wanna come back as a country boy
No, there ain't no better life if you ask me
If my neck don't come out red, then Lord, just keep me dead
'Cause a country boy's all that I know how to be
Yeah, a country boy's all that I know how to be