What's Your Country Song – English Lyrics

• By: Thomas Rhett
• Album: Country Again (Side A)

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heart of country music storytelling with Thomas Rhett's "What's Your Country Song." This clever track is a journey through the history of country music, referencing numerous iconic songs to tell a new story. It's a perfect song for language learners to see how music can connect generations and create a shared cultural experience, all while picking up on classic country themes and phrases.

[English]

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♪ Did you grow up on a tractor ♪

♪ Did your daddy let you drive ♪

♪ Are you whiskey bent and hell bound ♪

♪ Even though your momma tried ♪

♪ Did you cruise down a backroad ♪

♪ With your Dixieland delight ♪

♪ Are you on the Chattahoochee ♪

♪ On a barefoot blue jean night ♪

♪ Everybody got a small-town anthem ♪

♪ Everybody got a story to tell ♪

♪ Everybody got a hallelujah ♪

♪ Everybody been through a little hell ♪

♪ When you're rolling down a two-lane highway ♪

♪ And you turn your radio on ♪

♪ Tell me which one hits you baby ♪

♪ Yeah what's your country song ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah what's your country song ♪

♪ Do your ex's live in Texas ♪

♪ Are you so lonesome you could cry ♪

♪ Are you heart broke 'cause you know ♪

♪ That ain't your truck in her drive ♪

♪ Are your friends all in low places ♪

♪ Underneath the neon moon ♪

♪ Were you already country ♪

♪ Back when country wasn't cool ♪

♪ Everybody got a small-town anthem ♪

♪ Everybody got a story to tell ♪

♪ Everybody got a hallelujah ♪

♪ Everybody been through a little hell ♪

♪ When you're rolling down a two-lane highway ♪

♪ And you turn your radio on ♪

♪ Tell me which one hits you baby ♪

♪ Yeah what's your country song ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah what's your country song ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Who's your strawberry wine ♪

♪ What's your family tradition ♪

♪ What makes you turn it up ♪

♪ Make you raise your cup ♪

♪ Every time you listen ♪

♪ Everybody got a small-town anthem ♪

♪ Everybody got a story to tell ♪

♪ Everybody got a hallelujah ♪

♪ Everybody been through a little hell ♪

♪ When you're rolling down a two-lane highway ♪

♪ And you turn your radio on ♪

♪ Tell me which one hits you baby ♪

♪ Yeah what's your country song ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah what's your country song ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tractor /ˈtræktər/ A2	noun - a powerful motor-driven vehicle with large wheels, used chiefly in farming and other outdoor work.
whiskey /ˈwɪskɪ/ A2	noun - a distilled alcoholic drink made from fermented grain mash.
cruise /kruːz/ A2	verb - to travel in a leisurely manner, especially by car.
barefoot /ˈbeərfʊt/ A1	adjective - not wearing any shoes.
anthem /ˈanθəm/ B1	noun - a rousing or inspirational song or hymn of praise, typically addressing a particular group or cause.
hallelujah /ˌhælɪˈluːjə/ A2	interjection - an expression of praise or joy.
rolling /ˈroʊlɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move forward on wheels or rollers.
lonesome /ˈloʊnsəm/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company.
heartbroke /ˈhɑːrtbroʊk/ B1	adjective - extremely sad or upset, especially because of love or romance.
neon /ˈniːɒn/ B1	noun - a colorless, odorless, inert monatomic gas present in minute amounts in the atmosphere. adjective - bright and colorful, like neon lights.
strawberry /ˈstrɔːbɛri/ A1	noun - a sweet edible fruit, typically red, that grows on a low plant.
tradition /trəˈdɪʃən/ B1	noun - the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation.
raise /reɪz/ A2	verb - to lift or move something to a higher position.

Key Grammar Structures

• Did you grow up on a tractor

  ➔ Past Simple Question

  ➔ The verb 'did' is used to form a question in the past simple tense, asking about an action in the past.

• Are you whiskey bent and hell bound

  ➔ Present Simple with 'be'

  ➔ The verb 'are' is used with 'be' to describe a current state or condition.

• Everybody got a small-town anthem

  ➔ Present Perfect Simple

  ➔ The phrase 'got' is used in the present perfect to indicate a past action with present relevance.

• When you're rolling down a two-lane highway

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ The phrase 'you're rolling' uses the present continuous to describe an action happening now.

• Tell me which one hits you baby

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase 'Tell me' is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command or request.

• Do your ex's live in Texas

  ➔ Present Simple Question with Contraction

  ➔ The contraction 'Do your ex's' is used to form a present simple question, asking about a habitual action.

• Were you already country

  ➔ Past Continuous

  ➔ The phrase 'Were you already' uses the past continuous to describe an action that was in progress in the past.

• Every time you listen

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase of Time

  ➔ The phrase 'Every time' is an adverbial phrase of time, indicating when the action occurs.