Chicken Fried – English Lyrics

• By: Zac Brown Band
• Album: The Foundation

Lyrics & Translation

Learn a piece of American culture through Zac Brown Band's "Chicken Fried." This song is a perfect introduction to Southern American English and its cultural references, from culinary staples to core values of family and patriotism. Its clear and heartfelt lyrics make it an enjoyable way to pick up new vocabulary and understand a significant aspect of the American identity.

[English]

hindi

Hey Pete

you ready for the intro?

1, 2, 3, 4

[In distance] Left, right, left right

You know I like my chicken fried

And cold beer on a Friday night

A pair of jeans that fit just right

And the radio up

Ohhhh oohhh ooh

Well, I was raised underneath the shade of a Georgia pine,

And that's home, you know.

Sweet tea, Pecan Pie, homemade wine

Where the peaches grow.

And my house? It's not much to talk about.

But it's filled with love that's grown on Southern ground

and little bit of chicken fried

Cold beer on Friday night

A pair of jeans that fit just right

And the radio up ohh

I like to see the sun rise

See the love in my woman's eyes

feel the touch of a precious child

And know a mother's love

Ohhhh

Funny how it's the little things in life

That mean the most

Not where you live

What you drive all the price tag on your clothes

There's no dollar sign on a piece of mind this I've come to know

So if you agree have a drink with me

raise your glasses for toast to little bit of chicken fried

Cold beer on Friday night

A pair of jeans that fit just right

And the radio up

ohhh

I like to see the sunrise

See the love in my woman's eyes

Feel the touch of a precious child

And know a mother's love

Ohhhh

I thank God for my life

For the stars and stripes

May freedom forever fly

Let it ring

Salute the ones who die

The ones that give their lives

So we don't have to sacrifice

All the things we love

Like our chicken fried

And cold beer on Friday night

A pair of jeans to fit just right

And the radio up

Ohhhh

I like to see the sunrise

See the love in my woman's eyes

Feel the touch of a precious child

And know a mother's love

Get you a little chicken fried

And cold beer on Friday night

A pair of jeans that fit just right

And the radio up

I like to see the sunrise

See the love in my woman's eyes

Feel the touch of a precious child

And know a mother's love

If you think freedom is free

You better think again

So get on the bus ladies. Lock and load let's rock and roll!

Key Grammar Structures

• I was raised underneath the shade of a Georgia pine

  ➔ Passive voice (past simple)

  ➔ The verb "was raised" is in the passive voice, showing the subject receives the action.

• I like to see the sunrise

  ➔ Verb + infinitive (like + to‑infinitive)

  ➔ The structure "like *to see*" uses the infinitive *to see* after the verb *like*.

• Where the peaches grow.

  ➔ Relative clause with where

  ➔ "Where" introduces a relative clause that describes the place "the peaches" grow.

• A pair of jeans that fit just right

  ➔ Defining relative clause (that + verb)

  ➔ "that fit" is a defining relative clause giving essential information about "jeans".

• There's no dollar sign on a piece of mind this I've come to know.

  ➔ Existential there + present perfect

  ➔ "There's" introduces an existential clause, and "I've come to know" is in the present perfect.

• If you think freedom is free, you better think again.

  ➔ First conditional + modal verb "better" (imperative)

  ➔ "If you think..." is a first‑conditional clause (present simple + future implication). "you better" functions as a strong suggestion, similar to a modal verb.

• So get on the bus ladies. Lock and load let's rock and roll!

  ➔ Imperative sentences

  ➔ "get on the bus" and "let's rock and roll" are commands; the subject "you" is implied.

• I thank God for my life

  ➔ Simple present (verb of gratitude)

  ➔ "I thank" uses the simple present to express a habitual or current feeling of gratitude.