husky that s what the kids all called me when i was in school i grew up ten minutes north of town on a farm out there on that rural route mama fried up the potatoes diced the onions sliced tomatoes from the garden that my old man grew yeah times were tough when i was young so we did what we could to make due i picked rocks and bucked hay ate potatoes everyday gettin stronger puttin hair on my chest i didn t ask to be paid i worked hard and it gave me a tougher side you don t wanna test yeah i was southern born and south missouri bred and tater fed in my twenties i was tryin to make money and i thought with my music i might i was in a bar playin hard just the start of what was gonna be a crazy night two old boys were in a scuff when i tried to break it up they both turned on me and wanted to fight so i sat down my beer and said looky here boys you re gonna get hurt tonight i picked rocks and bucked hay ate potatoes everyday gettin stronger puttin hair on my chest i didn t ask to be paid i worked hard and it gave me a tougher side you don t wanna test yeah i was southern born and south missouri bred and tater fed