the fever first hit me back when i was just a kid i wanted to do everything just like my daddy did he raised me with a shotgun and a fishin pole and he tanned my ass when he caught me dippin skoal mama use to worry i was too rough and wild she wanted me to hang out more with the city crowd she hoped for me a good degree but i just wasn t the one i chose to work the rigs like my grandpa s son cause my blood is red my beer is cold i got backwoods livin down in my soul you ll never change me no matter what you try i m gonna be country till the day i die somewhere in the chaos of this crazy world i messed around got lucky and found the perfect girl cuddled up on a swing stars shinin bright she throws a wink at me and i know i got it right but every now and then she reads a fancy magazine tries to make me trade my country ways for the finer things i ll never wear a suit and tie i m stickin to my roots they can bury me in jeans and these cowboy boots cause my blood is red my beer is cold i got backwoods livin down in my soul you ll never change me no matter what you try i m gonna be country till the day i die you can t change me no matter what you try cause i m country till the day i die cause my blood is red my beer is cold i got backwoods livin down in my soul you ll never change me no matter what you try i m gonna be country till the day i die